War Memorial spray-paint protest

RSL CEO Phil Winter deplores spray-paint protest on Vietnam War memorial.

Transcript

00:00We are here at the Vietnam Memorial and Anzac Parade and it's very sad to see that a site

00:08that marks the service of Australian soldiers and all defence personnel in that campaign

00:13has been desecrated.

00:15It's really disrespectful to all those who have gone before us.

00:18Of course everyone's got a right to protest but this isn't the place to do it.

00:22This is disrespectful.

00:23It's inappropriate.

00:24It's pretty gutless actually to come around here in the middle of the night and sneak

00:29around the back of a site with a spray can.

00:32Be up front.

00:34Of course we have a right to free speech in Australia but this is the wrong place to do

00:38it.