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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.
Protesters march through the city calling for more government action on climate change, including a net-zero emissions target by 2030.Credit:Matt Dennien
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…
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