Pass us a spliff and give us an inspirational slogan to yell, because we're all a-flustered about the young man who crashed John Howard's morning tea.

A Speedo-clad protester, a man wanting more ethnic diversity in government advertising, and a handful of Your Rights At Work campaigners have done their best to disrupt Prime Minister John Howard's low-key tour of a key marginal seat.

But Mr Howard has brushed off any security concerns after a man dressed only in swimming briefs, a bathing cap and goggles and yelling about climate change came within touching distance of the prime minister.

The man, with the words "Climate Change Ski Team" emblazoned on his bare chest in pen, repeatedly told Mr Howard that there was "no snow" as security staff quickly bundled him into a nearby toilet at the Bega RSL during a community morning tea in the NSW south coast town.

Down with climate change! Down with Speedos!

(We don't know why we're being so shamelessly sexist. We apologise. It may have something to do with nicotine withdrawals.)

 

Tags: au | climate change | john howard | politics | protests