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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Pro-Palestine activists ‘very pleased’ as Myer cancels Christmas windows launch due to protest threat

People view the Myer Christmas windows in Melbourne in 2022
The Myer Christmas windows in Melbourne in 2022. The 2024 launch event has been cancelled in response to a planned protest. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Pro-Palestine protesters have called off a planned demonstration outside Myer’s annual Christmas windows display in Bourke Street mall after the retail giant cancelled its launch event.

The “Crash the Christmas Windows” protest, organised by anti-war activist Amy Settal and shared on social media by Disrupt Wars, was condemned as divisive by Victoria’s premier.

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