A series of vicious assaults on One Nation and Liberal election volunteers has been ongoing in the background of the dirty Victorian election campaign.
Corrupt unionists, GetUp criminals and twisted teachers are in the mix of violent protests against One Nation across the state as the November 28 election day looms.
The horrific injuries a One Nation volunteer suffered when he was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat after confronting a man and teenager tearing down One Nation posters outside his Torquay home have been revealed.
The 60-year-old victim, a dad of two young children, is understood to have suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed, with a graphic photo of the man’s injuries posted to a GoFundMe page.
The fundraiser surpassed $222,834 by Tuesday afternoon.
Donations to the GoFundMe page surged after an X post about the incident was shared by US billionaire Elon Musk.
A 37-year-old Hampton Park resident and 14-year-old boy were arrested at the property on Sunday evening, with police alleging they attended the house armed with a baseball bat before assaulting the resident.
The man was later charged with intentionally causing injury and other assault-related offences, and was remanded in custody ahead of a November 10 hearing.
The boy was issued with a caution.
Speaking in Geelong on Tuesday, a visibly distressed Pauline Hanson said the alleged attack was proof Victoria desperately needed a crackdown on crime.
However, the One Nation leader was wary of describing the incident as politically motivated, saying the police investigation was ongoing.
“The investigation is going further into this — I’m not going to speculate on that, you can make that decision yourself based on circumstances,” she said.
Ms Hanson said the victim’s wife and two young children were home at the time of the alleged attack and are understandably distraught.
She added the alleged attack had affected her personally.
“I’m very emotional about this because I respect people who support me — I really do, I don’t take it for granted,” she said.
Ms Hanson said she was not sure if the victim is a One Nation member, saying it was not important.
“I didn’t even ask that question, it doesn’t make any difference,” she said.
“This is an Aussie who was supporting One Nation with signs up.”
Ms Hanson, who was joined by Victorian deputy leader Colleen Harkin, slammed the caution given to the 14-year-old.
“This is the problem with this country, this is a problem with Victoria, this should not be happening,” she said.
“And this is what the people of the state have been crying out for so long — for something to be done to stop this.
“I’m hearing it constantly every time I’m in this state, the attacks that are happening, the break-ins in homes, people do not feel safe in the state.
Ms Hanson said she was told that when the victim confronted the alleged offenders over the damage to the One Nation material, “they actually ran for him” and had allegedly damaged his car as well.
“Like I said, he’s a local, you know, typical Aussie out there trying to make a living for his family, on the bones of his backside trying to make ends meet.”
Ms Harkin said the alleged assault was “a savage attack on a person just because they’ve got a One Nation corflute in there on their own private property”.
“He’s a self-employed person, he’s not able to work for weeks, possibly months, who knows,” she said.
“You know, this kind of vicious and savage violence has to stop and the consequences have to be made real.
“A 14-year-old kid was involved in this and he’s walked out with a slap on the wrist. What message does that send to other people? What message does it send to the family and the family’s own 14-year-old boy and 12-year old who are afraid to sleep in their own beds?
“You know this is a disgraceful situation, a reflection on what’s going on in Victoria, it has to stop.”
The husband of a Liberal Party candidate was also bashed after confronting someone trying to tear down a campaign sign in Melbourne’s north.
Yan Yean candidate Amanda Dow’s husband was taken to hospital after being assaulted in Mernda last week.
The dramatic incident occurred when Ms Dow’s husband tried to stop the person removing a campaign sign.
On August 14, 2026, a One Nation staff member in her 60s (Christina Pauljack) was allegedly spat on, swung around, and punched by a group of four people (three females and one male) while wearing party-branded clothing at the Brisbane Showgrounds. She suffered a broken rib and was hospitalised.
No charges have been laid by Brisbane police over the assault.
One Nation on Sunday warned there had been a spate of incidents in which candidates and supporters had been targeted in recent weeks.
That includes an alleged altercation on Friday between Prahran candidate Shaun Virsu and a pedestrian on Chapel St, with the party alleging a man began tearing down his posters at a campaign listening post before the altercation erupted.
Monday’s incident also follows a separate attack in East Ballarat on Sunday, where the historic Meaghers Hotel was vandalised with anti-One Nation graffiti, which was also tagged across vehicles parked on the street.
The graffiti included the messages “F–k One Nation”, “F–k racist shit”, and “Racist Dog C–t”.
IT is understood the hotel’s windows had displayed corflutes and posters for the region’s local candidate for Eureka, Paul Ballinger.
Sources: Geelong Advertiser; Victoria media sources
