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Woman punches 'rightwing' gatecrasher at Kooyong candidates' forum – video

The Kooyong MP Monique Ryan intervened to stop attendees from getting into physical altercations with a group of men who crashed a candidates’ forum at Kew Library, which had been organised by Friends of the ABC. In footage of the incident captured by reporter Rachael Dexter from the Age, a woman is seen throwing a punch at one of the men. She is then pulled back by Ryan and another woman. Ryan later told ABC Radio Melbourne she saw 'three men enter the back of the room and it felt a bit strange', and that she had seen an increase 'in incidence of rightwing rabble-rousers basically disrupting community events'Crashing into the election’s final fortnight like a truck hitting an early voting centre – video Continue reading...

The Kooyong MP Monique Ryan intervened to stop attendees from getting into physical altercations with a group of men who crashed a candidates’ forum at Kew Library, which had been organised by Friends of the ABC. In footage of the incident captured by reporter Rachael Dexter from the Age, a woman is seen throwing a punch at one of the men. She is then pulled back by Ryan and another woman.

Ryan later told ABC Radio Melbourne she saw 'three men enter the back of the room and it felt a bit strange', and that she had seen an increase in incidence of rightwing rabble-rousers basically disrupting community events'.