Police removed an Extinction Rebellion climate activist who chained himself to train tracks at Bowen Hills station yesterday.
Trains were delayed for half an hour while the man was on the tracks holding a sign that read ‘Australia has the worst record of species extinction in the whole world’.
Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk says the government is asking for legislation aimed at increasing penalties for radical protesters to be brought forward in response to the latest action by Extinction Rebellion.
"I give this guarantee that this is not about people doing the right thing and peacefully protesting," Ms Palaszczuk said.
Under the legislation protesters possessing a locking device could face a jail term of two years or up to a $6000 fine.