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Melbourne police in standoff with graffiti artist perched above Pam the Bird tag on Bolte Bridge tower

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The Guardian

by Australian Associated Press

Melbourne police in standoff with graffiti artist perched above Pam the Bird tag on Bolte Bridge tower

Man on bridge refuses to come down after posting tax complaint on social media

Police in Melbourne are stuck in a standoff with a man on top of a major inner-city bridge after a dangerous graffiti stunt.

Emergency services were called to the Bolte Bridge at 3am on Tuesday over reports a graffiti artist had climbed up one of the bridge’s 120-metre high pillars.

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