Missing King George V Statue Head Seen Burning on Barbecue in Video

The Instagram video shows the statue’s head burning with an Australian flag in the background.
Missing King George V Statue Head Seen Burning on Barbecue in Video
A beheaded statue of King George V is seen in Kings Domain, Melbourne, Australia on June 10, 2024. AAP Image/Rachael Ward
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Six months after the head of the King George V statue went missing in Melbourne, footage has emerged showing the severed head being burned at what appears to be an Australia Day barbecue.

The video, posted on Instagram by activist groups Whistleblowers, Activists and Communities Alliance and Disrupt Wars, shows an Australian flag in the background as the statue’s head is engulfed in flames.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].