Activists dump pile of manure outside Brisbane’s Parliament House
A huge banner featuring an image of Member for South Brisbane Jackie Trad alongside a quote from cult film Mean Girls has been put alongside a pile of manure dumped by protesters in front of Parliament House.
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Activist group Extinction Rebellion have dumped “a tonne” of manure outside Brisbane’s Parliament House this morning, causing traffic delays in the CBD.
According to a police spokeswoman, the group, who were travelling in a truck, stopped outside the government building and unloaded what’s estimated to be one tonne of manure.
The group fled the scene, and police are yet to catch up with them.
Police are in the area working on traffic patrol, as three lanes have now been reduced to two on Alice St.
George St and William St are also heavily impacted by traffic.
A big pile of manure has been dumped by Extinction Rebellion outside Parliament House in Brisbane. https://t.co/VZ3A1cpmr5 #qldvotes #qldpol #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/R1xTh3Olgl
— 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) October 28, 2020
Brisbane City Council has been called in to assist with clean-up, which is thought to take some time.
In an online statement, Extinction Rebellion called this morning’s disruption a “highlight (of the) Government’s failure to address the climate crisis.”
A banner featuring Member for South Brisbane and former deputy premier Jackie Trad on it was placed near the pile of manure, with the words “Destroying our future” and “on Wednesdays we destroy the planet” - reference to the movie Mean Girls.
The movie reference comes just a few weeks after the Greens’ South Brisbane branch secretary Joann Horton also used quotes from the same film in a vile social media post about Ms Trad.
“This party is the nastiest skank bitch I’ve ever met. DO NOT TRUST THEM. they are a fugly s***!!!!!” Ms Horton said in a Tweet.
Ms Trad and Greens candidate Amy McMahon are in a close contest for the seat of South Brisbane.
Today’s disruption comes after previous protests last week that saw Extinction Rebellion activist Rilka suspend herself on an “uncomfortable” tripod above a major Brisbane arterial road for two hours, causing massive traffic disruptions.
“With billions of lives at stake, we cannot turn to politicians or a system controlled by corporate donations,” the group said this morning.
“We have waited 30 years for the climate crisis to be solved by electoral politics, we are out of time.
“We need a binding Citizens Assembly now, its net zero by 2025 or mass extinction.”
The group also announced future plans to host another mass slow bike ride on November 1 in Brisbane City.