Human rights advocates say the Queensland government's plan to fast-track laws to jail activists who lock themselves to concrete drums will erode the public's right to peaceful protest.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday condemned this week's Extinction Rebellion protests saying activists are putting themselves and others at risk, and soaking up valuable police and emergency services resources.
She said the government wants to push through proposed laws in just days that could jail protesters for up to two years if they use "dangerous devices" such as drums with concrete and locks.
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