Government faces calls to take action following IPCC report

A supplied image shows a woman with a burning pram during an Extinction Rebellion protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, August 10, 2021. (AAP Image/Supplied by Extinction Rebellion) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Woman with a burning pram during an Extinction Rebellion protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Source: EXTINCTION REBELLION

A damning report by the Inter-government Panel on Climate Change has been met with dramatic scenes in the nation's capital. A-C-T Police have arrested eight people, after protestors - calling for stronger action on climate change - vandalised Parliament House and the Prime Minister's residence. That story by Krishani Dhanji for SBS News, produced by Praba Maheswaran for SBS Tamil.


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