Police will allege the 19-year-old man from Randwick made intimidatory comments to Barr, and assaulted Robinson after he attempted to intervene. "The male cameraman had his equipment knocked to the ground and his shirt ripped during the alleged assault," police said in a statement. Scuffle: Photographer Dylan Robinson was left with a torn shirt. Credit:AAP Video footage shows Barr and Robinson walking towards a parking area outside a park where the media conference was held before a man tries to knock Robinson's camera out of his hands. He is then seen throwing several punches before another man breaks up the scuffle.

Robinson does not punch back, but takes photos of the man as he walks away. When police arrived at the scene they searched the man before arresting him. NSW Police detain a man after a confrontation with a photographer following a press conference. Credit:AAP He was taken to Sutherland police station and charged with common assault, intimidation and behaving in an offensive manner. He was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Sutherland Local Court on May 16.

In the press conference, Senator Anning was introducing his candidate for the seat of Cook, Peter Kelly. Cook is the electorate of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Senator Fraser Anning, centre, is joined by candidate for the seat of Cook Peter Kelly, left, as he speaks to the media at Dunningham Park at Cronulla in Sydney on Friday. Credit:AAP Mr Morrison said there was "no place in Australian politics" for the violence seen in Cronulla on Friday. "I find it absolutely appalling .... [Senator Anning] is placed last on my ticket and our party's ticket," the Liberal leader said. Senator Anning, 69, called for a ban on "bringing any more Muslims or Sudanese into the country" during his media conference.

He was pressed by journalists over his claims that locals were being "bashed and attacked". "You live in a make-believe world," one of the senator's supporters yelled at Ms Barr as she asked whether locals would back CNP candidate Peter Kelly given they'd lived through the 2005 Cronulla race riots. After the press conference, the 19-year-old Randwick man allegedly levelled sexist and abusive comments at Barr including the phrase "nice tits". The photographer, Robinson, followed him and attempted to take his photo before the young man allegedly lashed out. Detained: Police have taken the 19-year-old into custody. Credit:AAP

The media union later stated: "It is unacceptable in a democracy for journalists to be physically threatened or assaulted in the course of doing their job." At a press conference later on Friday afternoon, Senator Anning said he did not see the altercation and did not know "what the lead-up to it was", so he would not comment. He said "I've never advocated any violence at all." Senator Anning's candidate for Cook, Cr Kelly, is an army veteran who worked as an adviser to former NSW One Nation senator Brian Burston, and won a seat on Ku-Ring-Gai council in the 2017 elections. His campaign at the time included an endorsement from Prince Omar Kiram, cousin of the Sultan of the self-styled Sultanate of Sulu and Sabah.

Cr Kelly was called on to explain his qualifications during a public council meeting, after it was revealed his PhD was obtained from a little-known Italian university, incorporated in Florida, US, and The Gambia, Africa. Cr Kelly has also claimed the title of "professor" after a brief period of employment at the online, and now-defunct, Poseidon International University, licensed by the government of Panama. Anning's controversies Senator Anning, from Queensland, rose to prominence in August last year after his maiden speech praised the White Australia Policy and said a national vote would provide "the final solution to the immigration problem". "The final solution" is a phrase associated with Nazi Germany's extermination of Jewish people in Europe and beyond.

It's not the first time this year that an Anning press conference has turned violent. In March, teenager Will Connolly cracked an egg over the back of the senator's head in Melbourne, before being wrestled to the ground by a group of adult men. The moment Will Connolly, 17, unloaded the egg on Senator Anning in March. Video footage of the incident shows Senator Anning lashed out twice at the teen, who was tackled to the ground by a group of the senator's supporters, including convicted criminal Neil Erickson. The act led to Connolly being colloquially known as "Egg Boy", and footage of the egging being replayed around the world. The incident followed comments by Senator Anning blaming the Christchurch terrorist attack, in which 50 people were killed, on Muslim immigration.