Extinction Rebellion protestors block the entrance to Parliament House and CHAIN themselves to cars to stop MPs entering the building on Budget day
- Extinction Rebellion activists gathered in Canberra to protest on Budget day
- They blocked entrances of the Comcar depot to disrupt politicians’ trips to work
- A male protestors chained himself to a black car as it attempted to drive through
Climate protestors have chained themselves to government cars on Budget day in a brazen attempt to stop politicians getting to Parliament House.
Extinction Rebellion activists descended on the Comcar Depot in Fyshwick, Canberra, before sunrise on Tuesday with flags and banners in tow to demand a ‘climate emergency budget’.
Protestors chained themselves to cars and fencing as part of the demonstration to disrupt MPs and Senators’ trips to work.
Extinction Rebellion blockade the entrances to the Comcar depot in Fyshwick, Canberra, on Budget day
The protestors attempted to prevent cars from taking politicians into Parliament House on Tuesday
Activists hold a purple ‘Tell The Truth’ Extinction Rebellion banner before sunset on Tuesday
The depot is where government cars are parked before chauffeurs collect them, drive to politicians’ homes, and ferry MPs to parliament.
Extinction Rebellion, a global environmental movement, went live on Facebook for its early morning disruption.
Protesters sung that they wanted to be ‘non-violent’ in their demonstration for ‘your children’.
A security guard was seen in a tussle with one of the activists as a notorious protester Eric Herbert chained himself to a front hubcap of a black car.
Mr Herbert, the triplet brother of identical twin models Elisha and Renee Herbert, has been arrested at least a dozen times for climate protest antics.
The activist group demands the government address the climate crisis in the Budget, which will be unveiled on Tuesday night.
‘We must treat the climate and ecological emergency in the way that we treated the coronavirus emergency,’ the group said.
‘It must be a central priority of the Budget and of all government decision making.’
A man chained himself to the front wheel of a black vehicle during Tuesday morning’s demonstration
Extinction Rebellion, which is a global environmental movement, went live on Facebook for their early morning disruption
Protestors hold Extinction Rebellion flags as they stand in front of a car, blocking it from driving through
Police officers gathered around the blockade and later cut through chains the activists used to fasten themselves to fencing.
Blind grandmother Sam Noonan locked herself onto the enclosure ‘out of fear for the planet her children and grandchildren would inherit’.
In the leadup to the Budget, the federal government committed to a $565 million plan for low emissions technology partnerships, $263 million for carbon capture and storage, and $275.5 million to set up regional hydrogen hubs.
But the activists claim Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s self-described ‘jobs Budget’ is taking Australia ‘ever closer to the brink’.
A protestor chained to a black car takes a seat on the cement during Tuesday morning’s activation
Police officers are seen gathered around the protestors ahead of Budget day in Canberra on Tuesday