Protests erupt outside CPAC conference in Brisbane

Key points

• Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on Saturday as the Conservative Political Action Conference got under way. Demonstrators carried placards and rainbow flags, banged drums and chanted against One Nation.
• Speakers included Pauline Hanson, who called for a royal commission into net zero policies, and Liberal leader Angus Taylor, who said signing up to net zero was a mistake.
• Police maintained a heavy presence in the area.