Peter Hore

Personal life

Hore was born circa 1960 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.

The Daily Telegraph has reported that Hore has been diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia. Hore's legal bills were paid for by the Aboriginal Legal Service, managed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.

Social disruption

In November 1997, Hore ran onto the race track at Flemington during the 1997 Melbourne Cup and later in the month pulled down the goal net and suspended play during the Australia vs Iran World Cup qualifier. SBS states that Hore's disruption of the qualifier allowed Iran to regroup and come back with two goals, ensuring them a trip to the 1998 FIFA World Cup on away goal rules. Hore was held for one month in the Port Phillip Correctional Centre for disrupting the Melbourne Cup.

In 1998, Hore made an appearance in John Safran's Media Tycoon pilot. During the interview, Hore stated he committed the acts because he wanted to be on the news.

He has interrupted a number of funeral services and memorials including that of thoroughbred racehorse trainer Tommy J. Smith in Sydney (1998), former governor Dame Roma Mitchell, in a sitting of the lower house of South Australia's Parliament (2000) and Nicole Kidman's father, Dr Antony Kidman (2014).

The sporting events he has disrupted include the Australian Open men's final between Andre Agassi and Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2000), the Sydney 2000 Olympics men's marathon (2000) and a One Day International cricket match between Australia and the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground (2001). He made an attempt to enter the Gabba cricket ground in Brisbane, to disrupt the first Ashes Test between England and Australia (2006). In 2001, he was arrested and detained pending a medical assessment and to keep him from disrupting the upcoming Goodwill Games and CHOGM. The charges were later dropped. His disruption of rugby events at EnergyAustralia Stadium, including the Newcastle Knights and Parramatta Eels game in 2006, and again in 2008 have led to a lifetime ban from the facility. At the NSW State of Origin Rugby League squad training in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens, he handed out CDs of his music and followed players around on the park for their autograph (2007).

Social events that have been disrupted include the Centenary Federation parade in Sydney (2001), the Limp Bizkit and Gerling performances during Sydney Big Day Out (2001), He was prevented from disrupting Jennifer Hawkins' home-coming parade in Newcastle after she was crowned Miss Universe 2004 (2004)

He has also disrupted political events including the Cole Inquiry into the Australian Wheat Board paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime in exchange for wheat sales (2006) the inquiry being held by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales) (2014) a sitting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (2009) Newcastle City Council chambers during a debate to close the Loft Youth Centre (2009), He attempted to gatecrash the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002 in Coolum, Queensland, to demand an audience with Queen Elizabeth II (2002) and was arrested by police after attempting to board a Newcastle to Sydney train, having previously announced during an ABC Radio interview he was going to disrupt the 2014 royal tour of Australia by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Political activities

In 2007, he told Queensland premier Anna Bligh that he would run against her next year in her seat of South Brisbane. He ran against Kevin Rudd as an independent in the Division of Griffith, in 2007 polling over 2,200 primary votes.

He allegedly helped release 35 asylum seekers from the Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. Hore was sentenced to three months in jail.