An ABC security guard got into a fight with a protester during a live broadcast of an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne.
Protesters gathered on Thursday morning to protest the Land Forces Defence Expo held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
It is the second day of demonstrations and follows wild scenes on Wednesday, when protesters clashed with police, throwing horse manure and rocks as officers made arrests and brandished batons in an attempt to quell tensions.
Tensions rose on Thursday when ABC reporter Stephanie Ferrier and several security guards were interrupted by unruly protesters during a live crossing.
It is the latest instance of a journalist being targeted by the protests after a Daily Mail Australia journalist was shot with rubber bullets by police.
As she was handing out a cross, one of the guards was seen getting into an argument with a protester.
In the clip, the protester appears to be walking in front of the camera as a security guard pushes him away.
Then it seems that the protest focuses on the security guard.
Tensions rose on Thursday when an ABC reporter went to the scene of the incident with several security guards before her live report was disrupted by unruly protesters
Protests descended into chaos in Melbourne on Wednesday, with demonstrators setting fire to rubbish
Then the other guard intervenes and appears to push the protesters.
The photo shows another protester breaking up the brawl and urging the two to “stay calm.”
“Right now we’re trying to report on it and it’s causing some problems,” the reporter said.
As the reporter tries to walk away from the crowd, more and more people follow her.
The tense scenes emerged after Channel 7 Sunrise reporter Teegan Dolling was attacked by protesters on Wednesday.
A female protester put her hand over the camera lens, Dolling pushed her arm away, and someone who appeared to be a private security guard guarding the reporter intervened. However, the protester managed to put her hands on the camera at least once more.
“That can’t happen when people are really mistreating our reporter,” host Natalia Barr said from the studio.
Anti-war protesters marched through Melbourne for a second day on Thursday
One of thousands of police officers deployed in Melbourne on Thursday
In the hours following the protest, she wrote an article for 7News describing the protest as “despicable and violent.”
“First the stench of OC spray filled the air, then the overwhelming smell of vomit came as protesters threw water balloons filled with vomit at police, deputies and media,” Dolling wrote.
‘They took cover as padlocks, apples, chairs and horse manure were thrown at anyone the activists assumed held different views.’
She said Melbourne was once the most liveable country in the world and there had been many protests, but “none were as horrific and violent”.
“The aggression came in waves as police responded to the 2,000-strong group to clear them from the road, move people to safety or douse the flames,” she wrote.
Ms Dolling said the protesters ignored orders to move on and responded with attacks on police and cruelty to horses.
It was the largest protest in the city in 24 years and resulted in the arrest of 42 people.
Disrupt Land Forces says they will continue protesting throughout the remainder of the conference this week.
On Thursday morning, a noticeably smaller crowd formed in Melbourne than the day before