A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after Prime Minister Scott Morrison was hit over the head with an egg while campaigning at the Country Women’s Association (CWA) in Albury near the NSW-Victorian border. 

Footage of the incident shows a young woman wearing a beanie and holding a six-pack of eggs attempting to crack an egg on Mr Morrison’s head.

The Prime Minister reacted as if an object or a hand touched his head, but the egg appears to have flown over his head and was later found whole and unbroken. 

The alleged attacker was quickly ushered away by the Prime Minister’s security and in the process, an older woman at the function was knocked to the ground.

“My concern about today’s incident in Albury was for the older lady who was knocked off her feet. I helped her up and gave her a hug. Our farmers have to put up with these same idiots who are invading their farms and their homes,” Mr Morrison Tweeted shortly after the attack. 

“We will stand up to thuggery whether it’s these cowardly activists who have no respect for anyone, or militant unionists standing over small businesses and their employees on work sites.”

A NSW Police spokesperson confirmed that a 25-year-old woman was in custody after she “allegedly threw an egg at the Prime Minister during a Country Women’s Association event at the Albury Entertainment Centre.”

“The egg missed the Prime Minister and struck a woman who was in attendance.”

NSW Police said no injuries had been reported and inquiries were continuing. 

Outside the venue, the alleged attacker told reporters she didn’t mean to knock the other woman down.

“I don’t want to give a report, no thank you. I’ve got to go to work. No comment,” she said.

She denied using violence, describing the action as “the most harmless thing you can do”.

The CWA confirmed that the alleged attacker was not one of their members. 

It’s the second time in two months that a politician has been egged in public. 

In March, far-right independent senator Fraser Anning was egged by a 17-year-old boy at an event in Melbourne.

In response, Senator Anning, 69, tried to punch the young man before he was pushed to the ground. Both the Senator and 17-year-old Will Connolly avoided charges over the incident.