A woman has been arrested and charged with trespass after allegedly failing to leave Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electorate office despite being asked by employees.
Police were called to his Marrickville electorate office, which has been subjected to weeks-long pro-Palestine protests, to disperse a crowd around lunchtime on Thursday.
NSW Police have confirmed two people were issued with a move-on direction, and a 33-year-old woman was arrested.
It’s alleged she “failed to leave the office after being asked by an employee within the building”.
She was charged with trespass on prohibited Commonwealth land, and granted conditional bail to appear before Newtown Court in September.
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The arrest came just days after Mr Albanese pleaded with Australians — including those protesting outside Labor MP’s electorate offices — to “turn down” the temperature of political debate.
There have been mounting concerns about MP’s safety in the wake of October 7, and the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in the United States on the weekend further heightened fears.
The Nightly revealed earlier this week the Australian Federal Police and the Home Affairs department were in the midst of a review into security protections for senior politicians.