Queensland Transport deletes post 'making light of domestic violence'

Queensland Transport deletes post 'making light of domestic violence'
Queensland Transport deletes post 'making light of domestic violence'
Government department is forced to delete 'distasteful' Facebook post 'making light of domestic violence' by comparing a cyclone to an 'angry ex' Queensland Transport Department blasted for 'appalling' Facebook post Whitsunday MP Amanda Carr slammed the post for mocking Domestic Violence  The post featured an image of a Bundaberg road damaged by Cyclone Seth Alongside the image the department wrote: 'never underestimate an angry ex'  The department apologised for the blunder and removed the post on Wednesday

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Queensland's Transport Department has been accused of making light of domestic violence with a Facebook post likening a cyclone to an 'angry ex'.  

The controversial post featured a Bundaberg road damaged by Cyclone Seth with a car driven off the street into a ditch eroded by the storm.

'Never underestimate an angry ex,' the photo was captioned. 

Whitsunday MP Amanda Camm slammed the post, which was swiftly removed, for trivialising victims of domestic violence. 

The Department of Transport and Main Roads uploaded the controversial post to Facebook on Wednesday (pictured) sparking backlash from social media users including Whitsunday MP Amanda Carr

The Department of Transport and Main Roads uploaded the controversial post to Facebook on Wednesday (pictured) sparking backlash from social media users including Whitsunday MP Amanda Carr 

'It's distasteful and minimises the very real experiences of many DV victims,' Ms Camm wrote on Facebook on

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