Six environmental activists remain in custody after being arrested in protests outside of Parliament House, yesterday.
Extinction Rebellion protesters attempted to block the roads of Parliament House with trucks and barrels, protesting the lack of environmental focus in Tuesday’s federal budget.
Protester Violet Maree CoCo, who was removed from on top of a truck and taken into custody, said people are being forced to turn to civil disobedience.
“When our government fails to protect us, and will not listen to the scientists, we have no alternative but to use mass civil disobedience.
“We will not sit idly by and watch them destroy our only home for the profit of the few,” she said.
CoCo remains in custody, this morning.