A senior federal Liberal MP has been criticised by a nationalist activist at a community forum in Melbourne for failing to address the issues of crime and immigration.
Matt Trihey, leader of nationalist community group the National Workers Alliance (NWA), turned up at the “social cohesion” event at the Boundary Hotel in Bentleigh East on Thursday night and demanded Goldstein MP Tim Wilson stop ignoring the problems caused by mass immigration.
Video from inside the venue shows Mr Trihey, who is also a leading figure in the patriotic March for Australia movement, calling on Mr Wilson to act in the best interests of Australian children.
Matt Trihey from the National Workers Alliance confronts Liberal MP Tim Wilson at a community meeting in Melbourne last night and asks why he refuses to talk about crime and immigration.
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“What I want to the politicians to do it address the biggest issue we’ve ever faced, crime and immigration,” Mr Trihey said as a mainly elderly crowd watched on.
“No one’s touching it, because they’re too scared of being judged. No one’s touching it, and they must if we are to survive. This is an existential threat to our people, you know that.
“I want people to understand the importance of crime and immigration, because it is destroying the greatest country on earth. We all know that, we see it and no one’s going to address it, no one will address what is affecting our children, you have a great day.”
A female voice in the crowd could be heard saying “hear hear” as Mr Trihey finished speaking.
Mr Wilson responded to the interaction on X by saying it was a “distressing night”, and accused Mr Trihey and his two companies of being “CFMEU” and “neo-Nazis” and claimed he was “intimidated”.
The NWA responded on X by writing: “I suggest you delete this tweet. As a former Human Rights Commissioner I am sure you are aware of laws regarding defamation. The National Workers Alliance was present at your event this evening and simply asked questions that reasonable Australians want answers to. We are not a neo-Nazi organisation. Our mission statement is on the website.”
Mr Trihey told Noticer News he had addressed false accusations of neo-Nazism and White supremacy multiple times in the past, describing them as “dumb and emotional labels”, and reiterated that anyone who wanted to know what he stood for could read about it on the website.
He said the confrontation was not planned and he and a couple of friends simply walked into the event as they were having dinner nearby and the door was open, and then left when asked.
“I was just asking some questions, there was no intimidation, all we’re concerned about is our families,” he said.
“It gets back to questions they will not address, no one wants to talk about how we’re bringing in more third world immigrants and getting more crime.”
Header image: Left, right, Mr Trihey at the event (X).
