“You’re a disgrace”: Young activist confronts Scott Morrison
A 20-year-old self-described “progressive activist” was ejected from a western Sydney venue after gatecrashing a private event Scott Morrison was holding there and heckling the Prime Minister about the 2019-2020 bushfire response.
Adisen Wright, who is listed online as a Young Labor Left supporter according to 9News, shared the video of his interaction with Mr Morrison on TikTok with the caption, “Help me. I tried asking the PM a question and have been detained”.
The four-minute video starts with Mr Wright in a friendly manner, saying, “Scomo … I just wanted to say hi, I’m pretty astounded as a young bloke here, it’s good to see you”.
“Can I get a photo, is that alright?” he asks, panning the camera to show Mr Morrison’s face.
When Mr Morrison realises he’s being filmed, he asks whether Mr Wright is part of the “press pack”, to which Mr Wright says, “No, no, I’m a local, I live up in the (Blue) mountains”.
“I just want to ask one question, ScoMo,” he says, before Mr Morrison realises he is still being filmed and confronts Mr Wright about it.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been confronted by a self-described ‘social activist’ who gatecrashed a private function to tell the PM he was a ‘disgrace’ over his handling of bushfires and floods. DETAILS > https://t.co/wyZAj8DBSl #AusPol #AusVotes pic.twitter.com/6uOXhkRaO8
— Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) April 12, 2022
After Mr Morrison tells Mr Wright that the event, held at the Nepean Rowing Club in Penrith, is private and walks away, the situation quickly becomes heated as Mr Wright continues to try and talk to the prime minister.
“ScoMo, across the river here, across the Nepean River, people lost their houses and they were burnt,” Mr Wright says, before shouting, “You’re a disgrace! You are a disgrace!”
Mr Wright then walks out of the venue with a police officer following behind him who goes on to question him for a few minutes.
“Look, I didn’t know it was a private event. I genuinely didn’t. So I apologise for that,” he tells the officer in the clip.
“But I just wanted to ask a question because look … I obviously care about government and in our area we got, our house was incredibly impacted.
“We just want some action.”
NSW Police said officers were called to the venue at about 7.35pm, where they issued a move-on direction to Mr Wright, who left without incident.
Images: TikTok