• In short: Police have arrested and fined 72 climate activists [$385 each] for staging a protest in the middle of a Melbourne CBD intersection.
  • Demonstrators from the group Extinction Rebellion say they have tried less-invasive forms of protest to make governments listen to their concerns, but they have not been heard.
  • What’s next? The group is planning further disruptive action for March next year.

It was the fourth consecutive day of action by Extinction Rebellion demonstrators, culminating in a rally outside Flinders Street Station at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets.

The protesters are calling on the federal government to reduce carbon emissions. Many who attended the rally came prepared to be arrested, saying their actions were a last resort.

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    Police have arrested and fined 72 climate activists $385 each for blocking a Melbourne CBD intersection.

    The protesters are calling on the federal government to reduce carbon emissions.

    “We’ve tried so many different things to get a livable planet secure for our children and yet our government is approving more coal and gas mines — eight new ones since their term started,” she said.

    "We’ve asked nicely, we’ve tried all the petitions, we’ve tried all the one-day marches and so now we’re here engaging in civil resistance.

    Ms Coco said being arrested was a sacrifice protesters were willing to make because they cared so deeply about the planet.

    Two smaller protests were held in the Melbourne CBD earlier in the day, finishing with the rally outside Flinders Street Station late in the afternoon.


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