Police investigate after car smashes into Labor MP Terri Butler's office in Brisbane

Police are trying to work out if a car was deliberately crashed into federal Labor MP Terri Butler's office in Brisbane, destroying the building's facade.

A Labor MP office is smashed with glass shattered and doors dented.

Labor MP Terri Butler's office after a car rammed into the building and drove off. Credit: Twitter / Terri Butler

Police are investigating after a car crashed into federal Labor MP Terri Butler's Brisbane electorate office, before driving away.

The vehicle ploughed into the front of the Griffith MP's office on Old Cleveland Rd, Greenslopes, just after 1pm on Thursday.

Photos show broken door frames and shattered glass on the carpet inside the office.

Ms Butler addressed the crash on Twitter with a photo of her damaged office.

"This happened a short while ago. No-one was harmed. Thanks for your concern, everyone," she wrote.

"The police are on the scene. We don't know the condition or whereabouts of the driver."
Police say the car left the scene immediately and the driver is yet to be found.

Officers are investigating whether the crash was deliberate.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese, on the campaign trail in NSW, said he had spoken to Ms Butler and the circumstances of the crash were still unclear.

"It's good news though, that no one of Terri's staff or indeed anyone who is in the vicinity of what is a very busy precinct has been hurt," he told reporters.

Greens candidate for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather said the incident sounded awful and he hoped everyone was okay.

The crash came hours after the Greens released polling indicating Ms Butler may be battling to hold her seat.

The door-to-door polling of 25,000 voters indicates a 7.2 per cent swing to the party in Griffith.

That would put Mr Chandler-Mather just above the 31 per cent primary vote Ms Butler won in 2019.

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