Special Forces veteran slams Remembrance Day protests as students told to ‘show some maturity’

Key points

• Special Forces veteran Heston Russell has urged Australian students to show maturity and respect on Remembrance Day, rejecting plans for political protests on November 11. An anti-capitalist student group has organised a demonstration linked to unrest in France, which began in Paris over teacher shortages and school conditions.
• Russell said the day should transcend politics and honours those who died in wars.
• He warned the protests could boost attention for One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and urged people not to give the demonstrators the attention they seek.