CANBERRA—Climate change activists have attempted to disrupt government officials from reaching Parliament House on Tuesday morning ahead of the announcement for the new Federal Budget by blockading roads and chaining themselves to gates and vehicles at a parliamentary car depot. Members from the Global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion formed multiple blockades covering the entrances to the depot, preventing drivers from reaching Parliament. Extinction Rebellion had said that members were willing to risk arrest to raise awareness that the federal government needs to address climate change concerns in the upcoming budget. Jane Morton, one of the Extinction Rebellion protestors said that the government needed to declare a “climate emergency” in the lead up to COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. “I’m here because we’re facing a climate and ecological emergency,” Morton said. “This is the last budget before our Australian representatives go to the international talks in Glasgow in …
Climate Activists Blockade Parliament Vehicle Depot to Put ‘Environmental Emergency’ on Federal Budget Agenda
May 10, 2021
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