'I say we shout him a beer': Man arrested for giving Malcolm Turnbull the finger after the PM 'jumped the queue' at a pub has his $250 fine paid by supporters

  • Brisbane landscaper detained by police after 'flipping the bird' at the PM 
  • Malcolm Turnbull was at a politics at the pub event when he approached him
  • Nick Gordon, 26, was annoyed the prime minister had jumped the bar queue
  • Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari set up a Go Fund Me page to raise money 

A Brisbane landscaper who was fined $250 for giving Malcolm Turnbull the rude finger at a pub has attracted hundreds of dollars in crowd funding.

Nick Gordon, also known as 'Bluey' by his mates, was taken to a police watch house on Thursday night after he did a one-finger salute in protest at the prime minister jumping the queue at Brisbane's Carindale Hotel.

A Go Fund Me page has so far raised $460 to pay his fine, leaving enough cash for Bluey to shout several rounds of beer for his mates.

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A Brisbane landscaper who was fined $250 for giving Malcolm Turnbull the rude finger at a pub has attracted hundreds of dollars in crowd funding to fight his case

A Brisbane landscaper who was fined $250 for giving Malcolm Turnbull the rude finger at a pub has attracted hundreds of dollars in crowd funding to fight his case

Nick Gordon, also known as 'Bluey', was taken to a police watchdog on Thursday night after he did a one-finger salute in protest at the PM jumping the at Brisbane's Carindale Hotel

Nick Gordon, also known as 'Bluey', was taken to a police watchdog on Thursday night after he did a one-finger salute in protest at the PM jumping the at Brisbane's Carindale Hotel

A Go Fund Me page has so far raised $1,006 to pay his fine, leaving enough cash for Bluey to shout several rounds of beer for his mates

A Go Fund Me page has so far raised $460 to pay his fine, leaving enough cash for Bluey to shout several rounds of beer for his mates

Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari yesterday set up the Go Fund Me appeal, after asking his 33,600 Twitter followers about the man who made a one-fingered protest at a politics in the pub event.

'Pitch in $5 and buy him a beer,' he said. 

'Where are the free speech warriors on this?'.

Mr Dastyari told Daily Mail Australia he tracked Nick Gordon after a school friend of the landscaper contacted him on Facebook.

'I did a call to action,' he said.

The former federal Labor frontbencher, who was last year ambushed by far-right activists in a Melbourne pub, said he hoped to have Bluey appear with him on Sydney's Kyle and Jackie O breakfast radio show on KIIS-FM.

Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari set up the Go Fund Me appeal, after asking his 33,600 Twitter followers about the man who made gave a one-fingered to the prime minister

Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari set up the Go Fund Me appeal, after asking his 33,600 Twitter followers about the man who made gave a one-fingered to the prime minister

A Queensland landscaper was detained by police on Thursday night after he 'flipped the bird' at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured)

A Queensland landscaper was detained by police on Thursday night after he 'flipped the bird' at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured)

Mr Dastyari's crowd funding efforts on Twitter and Facebook divided his social media followers

Mr Dastyari's crowd funding efforts on Twitter and Facebook divided his social media followers

Mr Dastyari's crowd funding efforts on Twitter and Facebook divided his social media followers.

'I say we shout this bloke a beer,' one man said.

However, another man questioned whether this was a good cause to support.

'If you're feeling super generous, then use that money to feed a homeless family instead of some rude, drunken yobbo.'

The Prime Minister was at the Carindale Hotel in Brisbane for a politics at the pub event 

The Prime Minister was at the Carindale Hotel in Brisbane for a politics at the pub event 

One man praised the crowd funding for Bluey and suggested 'we shout this bloke a beer'

One man praised the crowd funding for Bluey and suggested 'we shout this bloke a beer'

However another man on Sam Dastyari's Facebook page suggested there was a better cause

However another man on Sam Dastyari's Facebook page suggested there was a better cause

On Thursday night, Malcolm Turnbull had just ordered a Fat Yak craft beer from the bar when Bluey approached him. 

A  woman who was with the man said he 'had a few to drink' before he walked towards the prime minister, who was with the federal member for Bonner Ross Vasta and Liberal National Party members.

'I just told him Malcolm Turnbull was here and he flipped,' she told News Corp.

'He said something about taxes and just went at him. He's had a few to drink. I guess he's going to the watch-house now.'

Personal security pushed the man away and told him to leave the pub immediately. 

He was directed to an exit, he refused to leave and he then detained by the pub's security. 

Brisbane police arrived at the scene to detain the landscaper at a park bench. 

Nick Gordon expressed his gratitude to Sam Dastyari's crowd funding efforts.

'Thanks mates, most appreciated,' he posted on Facebook on Monday morning. 

Nick Gordon expressed his gratitude to Sam Dastyari's crowd funding efforts on Monday 

Nick Gordon expressed his gratitude to Sam Dastyari's crowd funding efforts on Monday 

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