Five arrested as climate protesters take over Brisbane’s city streets

Two activists then occupied swings hung in the sprawling fig trees at the intersection with Creek Street, while at least another two were dragged into police vans.

After police threatened to arrest anyone who set foot on the road, the protesters stopped briefly for food and speeches outside the Victory Hotel on Edward Street.

As the group moved up Charlotte Street to their end point at Queens Gardens, even a TV cameraman was threatened with arrest for manoeuvring across a heavily cordoned-off intersection.

Spokesperson Rilka Laycock-Walsh earlier said disruptive civil disobedience was the…