It’s dangerous at the top! Peter Dutton’s office is smashed with bricks hours ahead of his run at PM
- Glass windows and doors at the ex-Home Affairs Minister’s office were smashed
- The vandalism occurred about 1.45am, and left puncture holes in the walls inside
- The Brisbane office was attacked just hours after Mr Dutton said he had numbers
The office of leadership challenger Peter Dutton has been targeted by vandals who hurled bricks through glass windows and doors.
The bricks were thrown with such force they left gashes in the walls of the former Home Affairs Minister’s office after being propelled through the glass.
Despite smashing holes in reinforced glass windows and two glass doors, the vandals did not enter the office, in Strathpine, north of Brisbane.
The office of leadership challenger Peter Dutton has been targeted by vandals who hurled bricks through glass windows and doors
Despite smashing holes in reinforced glass windows and two glass doors, the vandals did not enter the office, in Strathpine, north of Brisbane
Mr Dutton’s office (pictured) in Strathpine, north of Brisbane, was targeted by vandals on Friday
The 1.45am attack occurred just hours after Mr Dutton declared he had the numbers to challenge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for the leadership.
Police are investigating the attack, but no arrests have been made over the attack, which left an estimated $10,000 worth of damage.
Mr Dutton, a former Queensland police officer, tendered his resignation from Cabinet after challenging Mr Turnbull in a spill on Tuesday.
A former immigration minister, Mr Dutton has been targeted by Labor and the Greens for his hardline policies on asylum seekers.
The bricks were thrown with such force they left gashes in the walls of the former Home Affairs Minister’s office after being propelled through the glass
The 1.45am attack occurred just hours after Mr Dutton declared he had the numbers to challenge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for the leadership
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