Scott Morrison and Sussan Ley amongst those arrested outside Parliament House in climate protest
Extinction Rebellion Australia, 25 Oct 2021
Climate activists impersonating environment minister Sussan Ley and Prime Minister Scomo have been arrested outside Parliament House, following astonishing performances where they killed koalas, glued themselves to the road and danced lewdly with lumps of coal.
As the federal court appeal by environment minister Sussan Ley of the "Duty of Care" ruling entered its second day, six activists were arrested outside Parliament House, Canberra. This was an escalation on the previous morning's attempt by multiple pikachus - including 'Frances the Pikachu Lady' - to interrupt Scomo's arrival to Parliament.
'Scomo' and 'Sussan Ley' were charged for obstructing traffic (and presumably treason). Four dead roadkill koalas were arrested for obstructing the road, including medical doctor Grace Dugan and law student Kirsten Hoffman. Those arrested have either been released, or are expected to front ACT magistrates court this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
The giant Koalas came to the last sitting week before the COP26, international Glasgow Climate talks, calling for urgent help. Koalas are vulnerable and in danger of becoming EXTINCT unless urgent action is taken to protect habitat and halt global heating and they have had enough!
Environment Minister, Sussan Ley MP, is currently appealing a Federal Court decision that she has a 'duty of care' to future generations of humans in the High Court of Australia. Extinction Rebellion ise calling out this travesty.
Extinction Rebellion Spokesperson Miriam Robinson says: "Environment Minister Sussan Ley has recently given approval for three new coal mines. This is not the action of a minister who understands that the climate emergency is real and that the government owes a Duty of Care for future generations, not only of people, but animals too.
"In the black summer bushfires of 2019/2020, three billion animals were killed or displaced. Koalas are among them and are facing extinction in many regions of Australia. We have one of the worst records for species extinction in the world. Now is the time for urgent action and ambitious targets on emissions reduction. We need a plan that lays out in detail how we will reach a credible target for 2030. Our so-called 'Minister for the Environment' is complicit in the destruction of everything we hold dear. It is just not good enough.
"We demand government drop its appeal against the Federal Court ruling that it owes a 'Duty of Care' to protect Australia's children from the dangers of climate related harm. We just want our government to do their job. All we ask is that they act in the interests of the people, not their donors and not the corporations. Is this too much to ask?" The koala is emblematic of the Australian bush and all that is threatened.