Student protesters have faced backlash, labelled “ignorant” and “disrespectful” for planning a national rally on Remembrance Day.

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Duncan Anderson, state president of RSL WA, told 6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy and Karl that he rejects the idea that the scheduling was merely an oversight, emphasising that the significance of the day is universally understood.

“The irony is not lost on me that the reason they have the right to protest is because of the 103,000 names that sit on the Roll of Honour, which is the whole purpose of Remembrance Day”, Anderson said.

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