Less than 50 supporters turn up at event hosted by Party of Freedom leader but counter-protest draws a much larger and more aggressive crowd,writes Paul FarrellNick Folkes’ 15 minutes of fame ended on Saturday, with just 40 supporters gathered around a small barbecue at the far edge of Cronulla.Nobody could see them. Nobody could hear them. Police outnumbered them 10 to one. Journalists just about matched them, and with more than 20 reporters and cameramen at the scene. The leader of the so-called Party for Freedom drew a tiny crowd after an immense effort from original South Wales police and the local council to prevent his 10-year anniversary memorial rally for the Cronulla riots from taking place.
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Source: theguardian.com