Police have warned security threats to parliamentarians are on the rise as Labor ministers had their offices vandalised in an escalation of local protests over the war in Gaza.
The Australian Federal Police has warned security threats to parliamentarians are on the rise as senior Labor ministers had their offices vandalised in an escalation of local protests over the war in Gaza.
The minor party denied any involvement in organising Friday’s protests. “There is a deep level of disappointment and frustration in the community over Labor’s continued backing of the invasion,” Bandt said. Shorten’s electorate office in Moonee Ponds was closed and staff directed to work from home after the building was covered in red paint. Shorten said the vandalism was “counterproductive” and “unfair on innocent businesses whose signage has been defaced”.In Melbourne, the offices of Fraser MP Daniel Mulino, Wills MP Peter Khalil and Cooper MP Ged Kearney were targeted, along with the state electorate office of Northcote MP Kat Theophanous.
“Threats against parliamentarians are a threat to democracy and we are starting to plan our response given a federal election will be held within a year,” AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw said. “We have said to Israel: do not go down this path. We have taken diplomatic efforts in the United Nations and bilaterally to pressure Israel to not go down this path, and to continue to put pressure on Israel to ensure it does comply with international humanitarian law. Civilians should be protected,” she said.
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