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Revealed: David Sharaz footage referred to police over Pauline Hanson ... Footage of Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz has been referred to the police after GetUp's stunt hijacked Pauline Hanson’s first National Press Club address. Footage of Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz has been referred to the police after GetUp's stunt hijacked Pauline Hanson’s first National Press Club address. The National Press Club will consider pursuing the left-wing activist group for damage to equipment after a banner attacking Pauline Hanson was lowered during her speech. A sign affixed to a projector screen was lowered behind Ms Hanson about 20 minutes into the address. It read: “I opposed a pay rise for workers while I took a $100,000 pay rise for myself”. It is understood footage given to police showed Mr Sharaz, who was declared bankrupt by a court last year, at the $700 event pressing a button before the banner unfurled. Mr Sharaz leads media and campaigns at GetUp! – an activist group which has since claimed responsibility for the stunt. In a statement on Wednesday, the National Press Club confirmed it referred the relevant footage and other evidence to the Australian Federal …

Workings of Pauline Hanson banner stunt revealed as investigation ... Federal police will probe the protest stunt that interrupted Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address . A banner featuring a picture of Hanson and the statement “I opposed a pay rise for workers while I took a $100,00 pay rise for myself” unfurled behind the One Nation leader as she made her first address at the Canberra club on Wednesday. Activist group GetUp! has now claimed responsibility for the sign, with David Sharaz — the group’s campaign director, and husband of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins — accused of being behind the stunt. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow “David Sharaz was seen filming the incident on his phone and, after the banner had lowered, left abruptly,” the National Press Club said in a statement. It said two people appear to have “entered the club building yesterday afternoon without permission and installed a separate drop-down screen in front of our media wall”. “It is evident that a further person present during the address activated a remote control device to trigger the unfurling of the coiler banner.” The club denied it was involved with the matter,…

Police investigate protest stunt at Hanson speech Politics Federal Protests Print article Nicola Smith Canberra bureau chief Jun 17, 2026 – 6.31pm The National Press Club said police were investigating whether left-leaning activist group GetUp and the husband of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins were involved in the unfurling of a banner during a landmark speech at the venue by Pauline Hanson . GetUp on Wednesday claimed credit for disrupting Hanson’s first speech at the club in Canberra by activating a banner behind her lectern that criticised the One Nation leader for accepting a pay rise for herself while voting against one for workers. Loading... Save Log in or Subscribe to save article Share Copy link Copied Email LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Copy link Copied Share via... Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login License article Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. Find out more Read More Protests Pauline Hanson Canberra AFP One Nation Political leadership GetUp Fetching latest articles

GetUp banner protest: National Press Club investigates security breach ... One Nation says leader Pauline Hanson’s safety was compromised when activist group GetUp was able to unfurl a stunt banner behind her as she delivered her first-ever speech at the National Press Club in Canberra. Hanson pushed on to outline plans to clamp down on Muslim migration, end multiculturalism and axe the climate change department. Speaking after Wednesday’s event, Hanson’s chief of staff, James Ashby, said, “there are safety concerns around Pauline’s security”. He demanded the club impose a lifetime ban on the activist group, including the organisation’s media and campaigns lead, David Sharaz. The club issued an apology to Hanson and said neither its staff nor its contractors had any involvement in the incident and that it was the work of third parties. Footage has been handed to the Australian Federal Police. After the speech, GetUp claimed responsibility for the stunt, which involved remotely unfurling a banner that said, “I opposed a pay rise for workers while I took a $100,000 pay rise for myself”. The banner was unfurled shortly after Hanson started speaking. Hanson herself was momentaril…

AFP investigates banner stunt during Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club speech <p>Activist group GetUp! claims responsibility for incident, saying ‘we thought the occasion deserved some honesty’</p><p>The Australian federal police is investigating a protest incident during Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press Club after political activist group GetUp claimed responsibility for the stunt.</p><p>In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the National Press Club said it had referred the incident to police after concluding none of its own staff were involved.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/17/pauline-hanson-one-nation-national-press-club-speech-banner-stunt-police-investigation-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Australian Federal Police investigate 'embarrassing' GetUp stunt at ... Australian Federal Police investigate ‘embarrassing’ GetUp stunt at Pauline Hanson National Press Club speech The Australian Federal Police will investigate how left-wing activists were able to smuggle a protest banner inside the building to disrupt Pauline Hanson’s highly anticipated address to journalists. Andrew Greene The Nightly 3 Min Read 1 hour ago Updated 1 hour ago Comments Play Video Pauline Hanson's chaotic Press Club speech One Nation leader Pauline Hanson delivered a controversial speech at the National Press Club, calling for a monocultural Australia and criticising multiculturalism while addressing issues of child poverty and energy costs. Federal police will investigate how left-wing activists smuggled a “drop down screen” into Canberra’s National Press Club to disrupt Pauline Hanson’s highly anticipated address to journalists on Wednesday. As the Senator delivered her speech to the “high security event” the banner depicting the One Nation leader was revealed on stage, with the caption: “I opposed a pay rise for workers while I took a $100,00 pay rise for myself”. Following the NPC address, Get…