Working Class Man no bigot

Musician Jimmy Barnes has issued a public statement in support of multiculturalism after his music was played at a Reclaim Australia rally.
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Photo by Stephanie Barnes via Jimmy Barnes’ Facebook page

Jimmy Barnes, the frontman of archetypal pub rock band Cold Chisel, has issued a statement distancing himself from the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant group Reclaim Australia.

On Sunday, the popular Cold Chisel song ‘Khe Sahn’ was played at a Brisbane rally held by Reclaim Australia and another far-right political group the United Patriots Front.

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