The same group of protesters who temporarily suspended Question Time yesterday – an act that included quite literally glueing their hands to bannisters – have descended on parliament for a second day.
And by descended, we mean literally. The refugee activists abseiled down the front of Parliament House in Canberra to hang a “Close the bloody camps now #Justice4Refugees” sign.
#closethecamps #Bringthemhere #auspol pic.twitter.com/VBj9QixWLM
— Katie Robertson (@katie_e_rob) November 30, 2016
They also dyed the water feature out the front blood red, the symbolism of which is too obvious to point out.
“We are here today to tell every single one of you that you are all complicit”#closethecamps #justice4refugees #auspol pic.twitter.com/l9g8x0UWUq
— SMRW (@smr_win) November 30, 2016
Govt can drain bloody parliament pool but it can’t wash the blood off its hands #closethecamps #justice4refugees #auspol #qt pic.twitter.com/jL6Vm7n8ar
— Gaye Demanuele (@gayedemanuele) November 30, 2016
Stop the boats means go die somewhere else #closethecamps #auspol #Justice4Refugees pic.twitter.com/R86xdKvymv
— Kelly P (@kellynepenthes) November 30, 2016
“We’re not leaving until the government holds itself accountable for the actions that are taking place on Manus, Nauru, Christmas Island and all on-shore detention,” said an activist in a video posted to Twitter, who goes by the Twitter handle @SMRW. “We’re not leaving until there’s justice for refugees.”
Refugee advocates drop banner “Close the Bloody Camps Now. #Justice4Refugees ” #CloseTheCamps #auspol pic.twitter.com/9BbLgnuFHE
— Political Press (@AgnesPrest) November 30, 2016
8.05 am Police remove rafts from bloody pool. Stop the boats = Go die somewhere else #CloseTheCamps #Justice4Refugees pic.twitter.com/osDSFqhhzl
— Zianna Fuad (@zifuad) November 30, 2016
We’ll continue to update this story as it unfolds.
Photo: Twitter / @SMRW.
