Early investigations point towards four people and a white ute spotted around Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Thursday morning
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Vandals have cut off the heads of the statues of Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating in Ballarat, and damaged 18 others.
A total of 20 busts on Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Victoria were attacked between 2am and 5am on Thursday. The avenue features busts of Australia’s first 29 prime ministers.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email
About Author
More Stories
Bacteria and pesticides found in cannabis sold in Dutch coffee shops
Ontario premier Doug Ford calls snap election to fight Trump tariff threat
Putin ‘ready for negotiations’ with Trump on Ukraine war