Extinction Rebellion: More Arrests Expected As Australians Continue Global Disruptive Eco Protests

More arrests are expected across Australia today as protesters from the Extinction Rebellion movement continue with disruptive demonstrations calling for more government action on climate change.

Thirty protesters from Extinction Rebellion (XR) were arrested in Sydney on Monday when activists carrying banners and signs blocked George Street from traffic, causing chaos in the Broadway area.

Police officers led away elderly protesters. One said a revolution was required and that the protest was worth getting arrested for.

The disruptions are part of a planned fortnight of global protests, and your commute to work may be affected.

Video uploaded to Twitter shows protests in Sydney and Brisbane, with some members of XR using bike locks around their necks to bolt themselves to barricades.

#ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange is real. #Brisbane is in rebellion. #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/X86P6PYMZW

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#ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange is real. #Brisbane is in rebellion. #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/X86P6PYMZW
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Here's some of the people arrested in Australia today, fighting for climate justice. School kids are begging for help & our grandparents are being dragged away by police. It's time to stand up. We are the people we've been waiting for https://t.co/LfdOCONaPH #ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/yvWhN7BHUR

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Scott Ludlam (@Scottludlam) October 7, 2019

XR, which was founded in 2018 by a group of British activists, says the disruptions in Australia will demonstrate the grief and fear people are experiencing as we face mass extinction.

Local XR groups have hinted that traffic could be impacted Down Under more severely than London, where similar protests have occurred , because Australians lean on vehicle travel far more than those in the British capital do.

Sydney is much more reliant on cars, our anticipation that policing around the flow of traffic will be much more intense than it would be in London, said Elly Baxter from Extinction Rebellion Sydney.