Rudd and Keating statues decapitated in mass vandalism attack on 20 prime ministers’ busts

Early investigations point towards four people and a white ute spotted around Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Thursday morning

Vandals severed the heads off the statues of former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating, and damaged 18 others, on Thursday.

A total of 20 busts on Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Victoria were attacked between 2am and 5am. The avenue features a collection of busts of Australia’s first 29 prime ministers.

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