Explore the latest developments concerning Pam the Bird.
Pam the Bird graffiti vandal stuck up bridge in standoff with police
A man remains perched on top of a 140-metre tower on a Melbourne bridge, delaying thousands of drivers on CityLink and West Gate Freeway.
Police say the trespasser scaled the bridge and abseiled down the concrete pillar to spray-paint the notorious Pam the Bird character on the surface in the early hours.
Police are in a stand-off with a vandal who has abseiled down a concrete tower of a prominent Melbourne bridge and spray-painted an infamous graffiti character.
A man was spotted climbing to the top of the 140-metre Bolte Bridge tower in Melbourne's Docklands in the early hours of today and spraying the Pam the Bird symbol, along with offensive words.
Australia news live: Melbourne police in standoff with alleged graffiti artist perched on 120m tower of Bolte Bridge
Wong says missile test in Pacific a âdestabilising actâ that could âlead to miscalculationâ. Follow todayâs news live
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast
Pat Conroy, the defence industry minister, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying the Chinese government had been planning to test a long-range missile for âsome timeâ but only informed the Australian government a few hours beforehand.
double quotation markWeâve been very clear that weâre seeing the biggest military buildup in our region since World War II and itâs not being accompanied by sufficient transparency.
Conroy said he believes the launch was âmore likely to be a coincidence rather than linkedâ to Australiaâs defence agreements with Fiji yesterday. But he added that was âobviouslyâ a question for the Chinese government. He went on:
AS 2024 woman hoodies zipper dress cover the knee casual sport style lady wear (ship out in 1 day)
Graffiti daredevil demands food, lower taxes in police stand-off
An unknown graffiti artist who is in a stand-off with police this morning after spray-painting the notorious “Pam the Bird” tag on a major Melbourne bridge has issued some demands.
The person is believed to have climbed the pillar on Bolte Bridge early this morning, where he spray-painted a large Pam the Bird image.
A man has spray-painted a Pam the Bird image on Bolte Bridge, Melbourne. Today
As of about 7.30am AEST, they remain at the top of the pillar, with images of the scene showing them sitting on the edge with their legs over the side.
At various points in the morning they’ve been obscured by low cloud, with the pillar reaching 140m into their air.
For more detailed information, explore updates concerning Pam the Bird.