Small Town, Big Riot
2024 · 58m · Documentary
Mobeen Azhar investigates how a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel turned into a riot, uncovering a blueprint for a national wave of violence that eight months later would affect us all.
Episodes
1. Episode 158m · Mobeen Azhar investigates how a protest outside an asylum seeker hotel turned into a riot, uncovering a blueprint for a national wave of violence that eight months later would affect us all.
2. Episode 258m · Mobeen Azhar investigates how online rumours and disinformation combined with extremist agitation led to real-world consequences for the people of Kirkby.More Like This
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