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<\/p>\nAn elderly One Nation staffer has been hospitalised after an alleged assault at Brisbane’s Ekka.<\/p>\n
The alleged attack took place at Brisbane Showgrounds on Thursday while the staffer, who was wearing One Nation-branded clothing, was running a stand at the agricultural show.<\/p>\n
It’s understood the woman, who is a grandmother in her 60s, was assaulted in a group attack involving three females and one male.<\/p>\n
One of the females allegedly spat at the staff member while the male allegedly grabbed and punched her.<\/p>\n
The elderly staffer was hospitalised and it’s understood she has a broken rib.<\/p>\n
A Queensland Police spokesperson told News24: “Police are aware of an altercation at Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills on 14 August.<\/p>\n
“No formal complaints have been made to police at this stage.”<\/p>\n
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce addressed the incident on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe (the victim) was wearing a One Nation T-shirt… She was spat at, punched, they broke a rib,\u201d Mr Joyce told 2GB\u2019s Ben Fordham.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the wondrous, enlightened people like you saw at those demonstrations the other day. The peace-loving people.”<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe reason they do that is they absolutely hate One Nation; they had chants the other day that they wanted to murder Pauline Hanson,” he added.<\/p>\n
It comes after thousands of student protesters chanted Ms Hanson should \u201cgo to hell\u201d at rallies held across the country.<\/p>\n
Large crowds gathered in capital cities on Thursday for the \u201cSay No to Hanson\u201d protests, where schoolchildren said they were standing up to \u201cracism\u201d.<\/p>\n
The High School Anti-Capitalists organised the demonstrations, calling on students to walk out of classrooms in opposition to One Nation.<\/p>\n