Security Bolstered After Pro-Palestinian Protestors Scaled Parliament

The Senate president said short term security measures were in effect.

Radical pro-Palestine protesters hang banners from the top of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on July 4, 2024. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

As parliamentary sessions began on August 12, Senate President Sue Lines issued assurances that short-term measures were in place to enhance security around Parliament.

The upping of the security detail comes after four pro-Palestinian protesters managed to scale the building on the final sitting day before the winter break.