Truck driver drags climate change protesters off the road in Brisbane

This is when climate change activists were forcibly removed by an irate Australian lorry driver after blocking a busy highway in Brisbane on Wednesday morning.

Demonstrating on environmental issues, the protesters lined up across the Port of Brisbane Motorway, one of the city’s busiest routes, causing a massive traffic jam.

But the protesters were no match for a burly Aussie lorry driver, who dragged them off the tarmac and dumped them on the side of the road.

The demonstrators repeatedly tried to scramble back onto the road, but the truck driver dragged them off again.

Earlier photos showed five masked protesters posing with two silver cars parked across the highway.

A woman had chained herself between the cars and the police had to take her out.

The video was shared online where hundreds of Aussies applauded the driver.

A lorry driver (pictured in a safety vest) was filmed on Wednesday dragging Blockade Australia protesters off the Port of Brisbane highway

“This man needs a medal,” someone said.

This driver is a legend. They play with people and their livelihoods,” a second added.

“Let me see how they just sit there with such a rightful attitude! Well done for dragging them off as they deserve,” a third added,

Police said three protesters – a 49-year-old Lismore woman, a 28-year-old man from South Brisbane and a 34-year-old man from Sydney – have been arrested for the rush hour blockade that caused a mile-long traffic jam.

The stunt was the latest in a series of protests organized online by Blockade Australia that have caused huge delays in major cities this week.

Several of the protests have used a “monopole” – a small pole held by three ropes with a protester hanging from the center – to block roads.

Five demonstrators have been arrested since Monday.

Earlier photos from the blockade (above) showed masked protesters posing on top of cars parked across the highway with a woman chained between them

Police said three protesters have been arrested for the peak hour blockade (above) in Brisbane

On Thursday, the group struck again, this time delaying a series of coal trains.

In Melbourne, a 62-year-old woman jumped on top of a coal train on its way to the port.

As of 10 a.m., emergency services were on scene with the woman still on top, causing significant delays to the operation.

In Hunter Valley, NSW, a 16-year-old girl and a 64-year-old woman locked themselves on top of a coal train in Singleton, delaying the journey to Newcastle by two hours.

Both protests were live-streamed on Facebook, with the 16-year-old telling viewers, “I’m really worried about my future and I’m taking action today because I believe the system is sending us into ecological collapse.”

The group bragged about the blocks on Instagram, writing, “Epic! 11 times in four days and counting, Blockade Australia has shut down operations at major export facilities.”

When asked how long the disruptive protests will continue, Blockade Australia told the Daily Mail: ‘Roads, railways and ports have been blocked by protesters for as long as there have been roads, railways and ports.

“These are the parts of the national infrastructure that are accessible to ordinary people.

“Blockade Australia and aligned direct action groups will continue to disrupt the destructive systems that are killing our world for as long as necessary.”

NSW Premier Chris Minns said he is meeting with Facebook chiefs and police to discuss how to block live streams of the illegal protests, the Daily telegram reports.

“These sensationalists are endangering lives – their own as well as those of emergency services and police,” Mr Minns said.

Their business model relies on social media to broadcast their protest.

“We will sit down with the police and Facebook about what more can be done to stop the broadcast of illegal acts.”

Blockade Australia responded: “Silencing protests on Facebook will not cool the planet. There are many other media platforms available to activists.

“We are in talks with our network about banning the infinite profit economic model that is driving climate collapse.”