Anti-Australia Day activist is shut down after demonstrators are urged to carry out disturbing act
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has called out a far-left activist who encouraged followers to destroy monuments and disrupt Australia Day celebrations.
The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians warned protesters that Australia would not tolerate violence, even in the name of activism.
Her comment comes after activist Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg encouraged protesters to burn heritage sites and destroy anything related to colonial ties.
“Calls for violence on Australia Day must be absolutely condemned,” Senator Price told Sky News on Monday.
“We have seen all too recently in our country what happens when we fail to stop those who would early on resort to violent forms of activism.”
Ms Tuet-Rosenberg has issued several inflammatory and divisive social media posts calling for violence.
‘It’s just over two weeks until the day of the invasion. Go play and grab the flag. Burn them all,” read one story shared on her Instagram.
‘Somebody burn down Cooks Cottage. Go destroy monuments of colonization. All. Cut down their European trees.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has called out a far-left extremist who encouraged followers to destroy monuments and disrupt Australia Day celebrations
Highly controversial activist Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg encouraged violence on Australia Day
“Burn their heritage sites. Decapitate their statues and drop them at the base.
‘Trash their stupid war memorials that glorify Western imperialism while refusing to acknowledge the border wars.
“Universities, suburbs, streets, shops, etc. named after genocidal colonists? F*** them too!’
In another post, Ms Tuet-Rosenberg encouraged her followers to have “fun” as she disrupted celebrations on January 26.
“Topping statues and burning monuments of genocidal settlers is a bare minimum, it’s essentially just a bit of fun,” her story read.
“Go out this silly season and have as much fun as you can.
‘And don’t forget to charge your reel batteries and bring your lighters!’
Senator Price implored Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to condemn the calls for violence on January 26.
Ms Tuet-Rosenberg (pictured) told her followers to focus on flags and historical monuments this Australia Day
“I expect the Prime Minister to publicly condemn the calls for violence on Australia Day in the strongest terms,” she said.
Ms. Tuet-Rosenberg, who described herself as a “queer, Jewish and Chinese woman of color,” made headlines in early 2024 after defrauding hundreds of Jewish businesses and artists.
In a series of nearly 200 Instagram stories, she shared their private information and told her 8,000 followers not to “let these f..king Zionists know f..king peace.”
Ms. Tuet-Rosenberg is also co-founder of the anti-oppression and anti-racism training and consulting company Hue.
The company lost its contract with the Australian Human Rights Commission to produce anti-racism training materials after Ms Tuet-Rosenberg’s conduct came to light.
Despite calls for disruption, 69 percent of respondents to recent polls agreed with keeping the date of Australia Day on January 26.
The date of the National Day has come under fire in recent years because it marks the day the First Fleet arrived in Sydney in 1788.
Proponents consider the date to be the beginning of modern Australia, while critics argue that it was the beginning of the indigenous people’s suffering under colonialism.
Recent polls showed 69 percent of Australians supported celebrating Australia Day on January 26
Senator Price blames the increased division on Albanese’s failed Voice to Parliament referendum in 2023.
“It gave people permission to push back against vocal minorities who don’t represent the views of the majority, and we should be grateful for that,” she said.
At least 81 councils across Australia will not host citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day this year.
It marks a sharp jump from just four municipalities refusing last year.
Mr Albanese in 2022 allowed councils to cancel citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day – a policy the opposition has pledged to change if elected this year.
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman said Australia Day is a time to “respect, reflect and celebrate”.
“Australia Day is a day to reflect on our complete and complex history, acknowledge the past, respect and celebrate the survival, resilience and enduring culture of the First Nations People,” he said.
“As Australians, there is much we can be proud of: our democracy, our shared values, the strength, diversity and generosity of our people and our beautiful natural environment.
“Australia Day is about so much more than the events of one day – it’s about who we are as a nation and what we want to be.”