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During a protest in Sydney, a past candidate for the Greens who ran against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may suffer vision loss in one eye due to an injury.
35-year-old Hannah Thomas sustained injuries during a protest in Belmore, located in the south-western part of the city, on Friday morning.
Images show her with one swollen eye closed and blood down her face.
Five people were arrested including climate protester Zack Schofield from Rising Tide.
Another protester, aged 24, was arrested for allegedly taking a body camera worn by an officer.
He was charged with larceny and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen
A 29-year-old woman was charged with refuse/fail to comply with direction under part 14.
A 41-year-old man was charged with use offensive language in/near public place/school.
A 26-year-old man was charged with refuse/fail to comply with direction under part 14 and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.
They were all granted conditional bail to appear before Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Thomas ran against Anthony Albanese in Grayndler in Sydney’s Inner West in the last election.
Her injuries are being reported on in Malaysian media, because her father is the nation’s former attorney-general.
