A second Woolworths store in Queensland has been vandalised after the company decided to stop selling Australia Day merchandise.
The Woolworths store at Cleveland Central shopping centre, east of Brisbane, was targeted two days before the Teneriffe Metro shopfront was damaged in an incident on Monday morning. The shops are about 30km from each other.
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Images seen by 7NEWS show graffiti on the front doors of the Cleveland Central Woolworths store on Saturday morning.
“Boycott Woolies now … people power … boycott WW,” the message read.
“Aussie Aussie Oi Oi.”
Cleveland Central staff were filmed cleaning off the spray paint.
Police have released CCTV of the Teneriffe incident. Graffiti written on the store read: “5 days 26 Jan Aussie Oi Oi Woolies f*** u”.
Firefighters responded to the incident on Monday after a flare set off the fire alarm.
“Thankfully no team members or customers were injured as this occurred before the store opened,” a Woolworths spokesperson said.
“We’re grateful to the police and fire brigade who attended.
“There’s no reason for vandalism and we’ll continue to liaise with Queensland Police.”
It’s unknown if the two vandalism incidents are related.
Last week, the supermarket giant confirmed to 7NEWS.com.au that it would no longer sell Australia Day merchandise due to a “gradual decline in demand” for the products.
Other retailers, including Aldi and Kmart, have also revealed they will not stock Australia Day merchandise.
Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton was among those to criticise the decision, saying on radio on Thursday that the decision was an “outrage” and “against the national interest”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese added to the conversation on Monday, warning Dutton to think about workers.
“His big statement was to call for a boycott of Woolworths as well as I assume Aldi and Kmart — they employ over 200,000 Australians,” he told ABC radio.
“He needs to explain whether that boycott is forever, or whether it’s just until Australia Day, and what the impact on those people who work for these companies will be.”
