ABC TV News: Climate movement blockades Australian Parliament

From Jonathon Doig:
http://climatemovement.org.au - join the climate movement. ABC TV News report 23 Nov 2009, with 200 people blockading Parliament House in Canberra to call on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to secure a strong, legally binding treaty at the upcoming international climate negotiations in Copenhagen. This has been a true expression of the deep sense of betrayal many Australians feel about Kevin Rudds lack of effective action on climate change, said Georgina Woods, spokesperson for the demonstration. We voted for this government so they would stand up to the big polluters, and lead the world on dealing with the impending climate crisis. Instead, Kevin Rudd has perfected a marvellous line in greenwash, the polluters are getting taxpayer handouts and under the legislation currently before the Senate, Australia will not have to cut domestic emissions one jot. People have come to Canberra from around Australia today to take a stand for climate protection. We call on Kevin Rudd to do the same. Australia must commit to strong pollution targets, and no carbon offsets at the Copenhagen climate talks in two weeks. If he fails, mass arrests will continue as Australians take climate action into their own hands.