Australia news live: Minns condemns vandalism of NSW police monument; Victorians brace for searing heat
Australia news live: Minns condemns vandalism of NSW police monument; Victorians brace for searing heat
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More on that vandalism of the police monument in Sydney’s Domain. NSW Police are investigating what they say is significant damage to the NSW Police Wall of Remembrance, which was erected in memory of police officers killed in the line of duty. Police believe the vandalism took place at about 3.15am on Saturday, and was seen by on-duty officers around midday on Sunday. A crime scene has been established and the City of Sydney is assisting with remedial and repair works.
Premier Chris Minns released a statement on the incident this morning. Here it is in full:. I’ve been made aware that the Police Monument in the Domain has been significantly vandalised. This is disgusting behaviour. Police put themselves in danger everyday in the service of our state.
To deface a memorial that commemorates police officers who have served the State, and those who have lost their lives whilst on duty is lower than low. Peter Dutton says Holocaust education an important mission. In his statement for International Holocaust Day, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, drew parallels between current anti-semitism and the Holocaust.
The weight of history will be especially felt by survivors and their families this International Holocaust Remembrance Day with 2025 marking the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the magnitude of anti-Semitism which is plaguing Western democracies today – including Australia – many citizens who have read about the history and horrors of the Holocaust have, for the first time, grasped how that catastrophe eventuated. They have seen, with their own eyes, a type of hate that, if left unchecked, unleashes greater evils.
