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Continuing our coverage on the protests planned by young people scheduled for Friday around the country. Protests are expected to in all major city capitals, with the exception of Hobart. Smaller demonstrations are planned for Darwin and Adelaide after their respective MP's have shown empathy and a desire to listen, while in New South Wales and the ACT tensions are on a knife's edge.

The Prime Minster has made a nationally televised address this evening, calling tomorrow's planned day of protest "A big day in our nation's history" and that "the eyes of the world are upon our nation" as she called for calm and an end to the threats of violence that have come from both young people planning to take part in the protests and the counter protesters the "Sovereign Protectors of Democracy". The Prime Minster also met with the head of the Australian Federal Police and allocated extra resources to ensure police are fully supported in their endeavours to stop the planned blockades tomorrow. In other sections of the government however, plans have been moving along. Tonight ABC News can exclusively reveal that plans are underway within the Australian Federal Police to arrest members of the Youth Advisary Group should the planned blockades of the Port of Melbourne, Port of Newcastle and Parliament House go ahead. A spokesperson for the AFP, speaking on the condition of anonimity, told ABC News that warrants to tap the Group Members phones had already been obtained on orders from the Attorney General's office, evidence was already being collected and arrest warrants could be obtained and carried out before the protests begin tomorrow.

This seemed to be confirmed in a press release that was hastily deleted from the Attorney General's office, warning any protestors that planned to attend the blockades that they "will be stopped before they can disrupt operations at the port" and would "face arrest if they failed to follow police instructions"

The plan appears to fly in the face of efforts by the Government to quell tensions before the protests go ahead and may perhaps show a potential split in government on how best to deal with the protests. Prime Minister Youmaton and the Minister for Young People Rook_Wilt1 earlier in the day held a meeting with 14 of the 20 resigned Group members in an effort to reach a common ground and prevent tensions from boiling over. Soon after the Attorney General's statement was released, a source from the Prime Minister's office told ABC News that the Prime Minister privately contacted each of the YAG group to advise them that the Attorney General's statement was made in error and that it does not reflect the views, opinions, beliefs or actions of the Government and that the Prime Minister apologised personally for the statement ever being released.

Youth Advisary Group spokesperson Leo Puglisi told ABC News that the meeting had gone a long way to ease a lot of the groups frustrations and for the first time the group could see a way out of the dark, but that the statement by the Attorney General was both "Concerning and unneeded if we're going to move forward" and that planned protests would still go ahead. It is believed the NSW and ACT members declined to attend due to trying to keep a lid on tensions in their organised protests.

Turning to the protests in New South Wales and the ACT, the situation is a tinderbox that could be set off with the slightest spark, the interview from new Attorney General Cookie_Monster867 bringing further anger when he claimed that the protests were not justified. The Port of Newcastle protest page on social media has grown to over two thousand members, many pointing to the interview as just another example of them refusing to listen and using the youth of Australia for political gain and vowing to block traffic at the port despite the Attorney General's warnings. The protest organisers have been galvanized by the comments of New South Wales Senator TheSensibleCentre who has promised to "stand...arm in arm with you when you blockade the Port of Newcastle" and that they would be "the first one arrested" if the AFP came for them. This has sparked a frenzy amongst a group on the protest page with many saying if the senator "was the first, they won't be the last"

A desperate plea came out this afternoon from Deputy Prime Minister Gregor_The_Beggar to try and quell some of the tensions, warning that anyone who attends the port blockades "would be met with the force of the government" and that protestors planning to attend the blockade should come to Parliament House and hear the Prime Minister speak. Despite this the tension is still very palpable on the ground with many expecting the Port of Newcastle to be a flash point when protests begin. Parliament House has been set up to try and contain both the youth protest and the counter protest from the "Sovereign Protectors of Democracy" planned for Parliament House on Friday. A large convoy of Trucks, Utes, Caravans and cars, all flying the Eureka Flag was seen making its way into Canberra today, many painted with slogans like "Teach these brats a lesson they'll never forget" with more expected tomorrow. The ACT government has sectioned off a two kilometer radius around Parliament House from all motorized traffic apart from those used to ferry members to and from the House and has updated their advisory message issued last night to a strong recommendation that people planning to see the President's Speech tomorrow night do not attend. Extra support has also been put into place for Federal Police and Port Authorities at the Ports of Melbourne and Newcastle in preperation for the planned protests there. A large police presence is expected at the Port of Newcastle to ensure traffic continues to flow in and out of the port during the protest.

In Queensland, there has been a note of surprise and bemusent after the speech of Brisbane MP model-pierogi. Youth Advisary Group member Ruby Campbell posted on X "Well I guess Mia (Abarough, the other Queensland member to sign the joint statement) and I don't exist then" to a clip of the MP saying that no members from Tasmania and Queensland had signed the joint statement. Despite this plans for protests in Brisbane are expected to be subdued, perhaps due to the third Queensland member of the Group, Oliver Sharp not supporting the protests. In Darwin, The plan by Lingiari MP model-jordology to use part of their ministerial salary to begin a non-government based, travelling youth advisary group has seen a mixed respnce. Spokesperson Aurora Rowland told ABC News that Jordology had been open in their communication with the NT members, both publicly and privately and they felt that his intentions were in the right place, however there were still points that would need to be discussed about the plan when it came to how it was run, how it would continue to be funded and how often the meetings would be held Finally turning to WA. The mood while much quieter than those east of them has been no less popular, the WA members of the Youth Advisory Group have been quietly organising their protest with a large but so far from all accounts peaceful protest being planned for the centre of Perth on Friday.

We will continue to monitor events as they happen and will bring you all the news as it happens.

Breaking: As we go off the air tonight. Confirmation has come from X that the Attorney General Cookie_Monster867 has resigned. Deputy Prime Minister Gregor_The_Beggar has been appointed interim Attorney General.