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Mural of the Queen has been defaced on Australia’s Day of Mourning with the artwork covered in the colors of the Aboriginal flag as protests erupt across the country
- Protesters in Sydney have sprayed an Indigenous flag over a mural of the Queen
- The activists painted the red, black and yellow flag on a portrait in Marrickville
- Radio host and commentator Chris O’Keefe outraged by protesters’ actions
- He claimed activists were trying to “censor” history by painting over the mural
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Indigenous protesters defaced a mural of Queen Elizabeth II on Australia’s National Day of Mourning, sparking outrage.
Huge crowds gathered in Sydney and across Australia on Thursday to protest the monarchy and call for reforms for First Nations people following the Queen’s death two weeks ago.
As part of the demonstrations, activists sprayed the mural in inner Sydney Marrickville and painted the Aboriginal flag across the Queen’s face.
Nine News reporter Chris O’Keefe called the squirters “disrespectful” on his 2GB radio show.
“I say illegible because the queen’s face is covered in yellow paint, with the red and black parts of the flag at the top and bottom, it’s terribly disrespectful,” O’Keefe told listeners.
He also claimed that the activists were trying to censor history by covering the mural.
First Nations activists and allies in Sydney sprayed over a Marrickville mural of Queen Elizabeth II (pictured), provoking the ire of radio commentator Chris O’Keefe
Protests were held in Sydney on National Mourning Day, with speakers calling for an end to the monarchy (pictured)
Police were seen with a man on the ground during the protest against the monarchy in Melbourne, with activists marching through the CBD
“This history needs to be told, and it needs to be taught, and as a country we are coming by leaps and bounds in recognizing and facing this history,” O’Keefe said.
“I am convinced that the censorship of this history cannot continue, but we are talking about Queen Elizabeth.
“On a day when she was only buried three days ago, these kind of insults do only one thing and polarize our country.”
Protests continue across the country, with hundreds gathering in state capitals to hear speeches about the effects of colonization on Indigenous Australians.
Activists and First Nations allies also burned an Australian flag in Brisbane and smeared ‘blood’ on an emblem at the British Consulate in Melbourne.
Due to the explosive protests, those present called for treaties, a republic and the ‘decolonization’ of Australia.
The explosive protests across the country saw a group of elderly people burn Australian flags in Brisbane and activists in Melbourne smeared red paint on the British Consulate (pictured)
Protesters held up signs calling for treaties, an Australian republic and that the country would ‘decolonize’ itself from the British