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February 27, 2026 — 8:01am
Police are investigating after a white supremacist and serial protester gatecrashed a community event hosted by Goldstein MP Tim Wilson, claiming that immigration is an existential threat to Australia.
It is the third time Wilson has been confronted by the far-right activist in eight months and comes amid a rise in reported threats to politicians.
Wilson held a forum on the topic “How do we build a respectful society?” at Bentleigh East’s Boundary Hotel on Thursday night. Mid-way through the event, “blokes stormed in the rear of the event … two started recording and one started shouting”, Wilson said.
Video posted on social media shows Matt Trihey, a white supremacist and leader of the far-right National Workers Alliance, enter the venue and start pointing and shouting at Wilson, as a mostly elderly crowd watched on.
“I think I’ve made my point. What I want the politicians to do is address the biggest issue we have ever faced: crime and immigration,” Trihey said. “No one’s touching it because they’re too scared of being judged.
“No one’s touching it and they must if we are to survive. This is an existential threat to our people.”
It is the third time Trihey has confronted the Goldstein MP. Wilson said Trihey had squared up to him outside a polling booth during last year’s federal election campaign and during a private meeting at a cafe last Friday.
“He was calm but intrusive during the middle of a meeting,” Wilson told this masthead of last week’s encounter.
“Security is an increasingly large part of our consideration as I have previously been targeted with antisemitic threats for standing up for the Jewish community, and homophobic threats, in an increasingly unstable political environment.”
The trio left the Boundary Hotel after about 10 minutes and police were called. In a statement, police said the men had left the area by the time they arrived and officers were making further enquiries.
Trihey was filmed in April last year gatecrashing a candidates’ forum in Kooyong, where he made similar complaints about immigration. Attendees of the forum told him to leave, but he refused, and eventually a distressed elderly woman rushed at Trihey and attempted to punch him in the face.
The Kooyong forum incident was circulated by supporters of the anti-immigration movement online.
In a post on X immediately after Thursday night’s incident, Wilson claimed neo-Nazis and the CFMEU had stormed the event.
Trihey denies being a neo-Nazi but is associated with members of the National Socialist Network and was a leading force behind the March For Australia rallies where NSN members led protests. The National Workers Alliance is an ethno-nationalist and anti-migrant group.
In the video posted online, there are no visible CFMEU members or branding. But Wilson said at least one other person was wearing a CFMEU-branded T-shirt at the event. The union was contacted for comment.
Wilson was recently elevated to shadow treasurer in the Liberal Party reshuffle after winning back the federal seat of Goldstein by 175 votes.
