The statue of King George V outside the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne has been defaced on the King’s Birthday public holiday.
Police have begun investigating the vandalism of a 72-year-old statue of King George after it was decapitated and graffitied on the King’s Birthday public holiday.
“It appears the head of the statue has been removed and red paint thrown at the monument,” a police spokeswoman said.A joint video posted by Instagram accounts – Whistleblowers, Activists and Communities Alliance as well as Disrupt Wars – has shown a person using a saw to cut the statue’s head off. Commenters on the video have praised the act and said “You all are amazing in your resistance” and “End of colonialism everywhere in the world! End of white supremacy”.
While the page does not show any instances of reclaimed military bases, there are dozens of posts showing pro-Palestine protests and graffiti. The phrase “the colony will fall” seen on the King George statue on Monday has been used several times in recent instances of defaced statues.
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