PM Albanese Unfazed by Alt-Right Protest at Hotel

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he won’t be rattled by a tense run-in with far-right activists at his hotel — and he’s not planning on ducking out of public appearances during the election campaign either.

A video doing the rounds on alt-right social media yesterday shows two men confronting Albanese in the lobby of his Melbourne hotel, demanding answers about immigration and housing.

In the clip, one of them interrupts the PM while he’s chatting with a staff member and goes straight in:“There are hundreds of thousands of Australians who can't afford housing... when are you going to put Australians first?”

A staffer steps in and asks for the man’s name — but moments later, security moves in and physically guides him away. A second man quickly joins in, yelling after the PM:"Albo, how do you feel about the rise in immigration, mate? Do you think it's fair?"

The video was shared by a group calling themselves the Melbourne Freedom Rally, who say they were behind the stunt.

What’s raising eyebrows, though, is how the protesters even knew which hotel the prime minister was staying at — that kind of info is usually kept tightly under wraps for security reasons.

Albanese brushed off questions about that part.“I’ve got faith in the AFP,” he said today. “As I’ve said before, I’m not going to get into discussions about security — that’s just not helpful.”

As for whether this will change how he campaigns? Nope.

“I’ve always made an effort to get out and speak with people,” he said. “I walked around the Adelaide mall the other day — it was great. I’ve done the same in Perth. I go into uncontrolled environments. I think that’s really important.”

So despite the drama, Albo’s keeping calm and carrying on.