Photos: Students protest Hanson’s bigotry
Isaac Nellist
Thu, 13/08/2026 - 19:08
Isaac Nellist
August 13, 2026
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Issue 1460
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News
Thousands of students joined protests across the country opposing the racism and bigotry of Pauline Hanson and One Nation on August 13.
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The protests were called by the National Union of Students and buoyed by a big turn out of high school students, who skipped school classes to attend the rally.
The impressive turnout, particularly of high school students, reflects the anger among many young people that Hanson’s far-right politics are getting a hearing in the corporate media, and in-turn being reflected in high polling figures across the country.
While One Nation has been consistently polling between 25-30%, its support among “Gen Z”, 14–29-year-olds, is around 10%.
Students were eager to show their opposition to Hanson's racism. Photo: Peter Boyle
Thousands of students joined the protest in Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
A high school student addresses the Gadigal Country/Sydney rally. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Some of the students who joined the Boorloo/Perth protest. Photo: Petrina Harley
Boorloo/Perth. Photo: Petrina Harley
Boorloo/Perth. Photo: Petrina Harley
Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide. Photo: Socialist Alliance SA
Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide. Photo: Socialist Alliance SA
Naarm/Melbourne. Photo: Taemin B Nam
Naarm/Melbourne. Photo: Taemin B Nam
Boorloo/Perth. Photo: Petrina Harley
Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Peter Boyle
Boorloo/Perth. Photo: Petrina Harley
Gadigal Country/Sydney. Photo: Peter Boyle