Overview

• The banner reading “Free Palestine Economic Sanctions” was installed overnight between Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 and was removed by mid-morning on Aug. 14.
• The Office of the Clerk labeled the incident an external security breach and launched a full internal review of legislative protections.
• Victoria Police opened a parallel investigation to identify how the banner was affixed high on the building and who was responsible.
• No person or organization has claimed responsibility and authorities report there was no signs of forced entry to the legislature.
• The legislature’s grounds have hosted recent protests over the Israeli war in Gaza, drawing attention to security and the symbolic use of government property for political messages.