Councillor for the Gabba, Jonathan Sri has been the target of violent and racist messages over social media on his attempt to have council declare a climate emergency.
Brisbane’s only Greens councillor was targeted in what he called inflammatory and sensationalist attack pieces by the Courier Mail for his support of activist group Extinction Rebellion.
Councillor Sri said while the attacks were hurtful and emotionally exhausting, the amount of support he had received had been significantly higher.