Police are searching for the vandals who removed the heads from two statues of Australian prime ministers and damaged 18 others in Ballarat early on Thursday morning.

Vandals have stolen the heads from statues of two former prime ministers in an “upsetting” incident days before Australia Day.Bronze busts of 20 Australian prime ministers at the Ballarat Botanical ...

The vandalism in Ballarat comes as security has been increased near statues of significant historical figures.