‘Clowns ... lock them up’:Lord mayor rips into activists as police lay charges

‘Clowns ... lock them up’:Lord mayor rips into activists as police lay charges

Extinction Rebellion is promising a mass rally in the Brisbane CBD on Thursday and further smaller pop-up protests after the blocking of a busy intersection on Monday.

  • byToby Crockford

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Extinction Rebellion’s blockade of Edward Street in Brisbane CBD ends
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Extinction Rebellion’s blockade of Edward Street in Brisbane CBD ends

Firefighters lifted both men off the top of the truck and brought them to the ground. They were arrested and face serious charges.

  • byToby Crockford
Protesters block Perth city bridge as they march for action on climate change

Protesters block Perth city bridge as they march for action on climate change

A heavy police presence including officers on horses,motorbikes,bicycles and on foot surrounded the crowd of about 200 protestors who marched from Kings Park to the Malcolm Street bridge at the top of St Georges Terrace.

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We must reclaim our right to protest
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We must reclaim our right to protest

We've opened up our economy and allowed more social freedom,but we haven't restored our democratic rights.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Police charge Brisbane activist after lord mayor calls to'lock her up'
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Police charge Brisbane activist after lord mayor calls to'lock her up'

The 29-year-old woman was brought down from her bamboo harness after about three hours of heavy traffic congestion.

  • byLucy Stone andToby Crockford
Grandparents superglue themselves to Chevron HQ in Perth protest
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Grandparents superglue themselves to Chevron HQ in Perth protest

An Extinction Rebellion protest outside Perth's Chevron offices saw grandparents superglue themselves to the windows of the gas giant's headquarters.

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'Like an outlaw':Climate activist challenges Brisbane library ban
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'Like an outlaw':Climate activist challenges Brisbane library ban

The council banned Extinction Rebellion from booking library rooms in October last year,saying the group was inciting illegal activity.

  • byLucy Stone
Rupert Murdoch's British papers delayed as climate protesters stop the presses

Rupert Murdoch's British papers delayed as climate protesters stop the presses

Extinction Rebellion said it took the action to highlight what it regards as the Murdoch-owned newspapers failure to accurately report on climate change.

Hundreds of children's shoes laid out in silent Brisbane climate protest

Hundreds of children's shoes laid out in silent Brisbane climate protest

Brisbane Extinction Rebellion members organised a"vigil"outside City Hall detailing the impact of climate change on future generations.

  • byLucy Stone
Extinction Rebellion goes for digital disruption amid pandemic

Extinction Rebellion goes for digital disruption amid pandemic

The environmental movement known for disruptive and theatrical protests is going digital for the pandemic lockdown but ordinary people won't be targeted.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Lights off for Earth Hour as virus cuts global carbon emissions

Lights off for Earth Hour as virus cuts global carbon emissions

The coronavirus pandemic has had at least one positive upside,with global carbon emissions temporarily on the wane.

  • byChristiane Oelrich andSubel Bhandari