Climate change protester suspends themselves from rail bridge in Sydney - 9News

Another climate change protester disrupted freight trains in Sydney this morning for a fourth day of demonstrations as thousands of school students are set to strike for climate action today.

Police attended the scene at Tempe where the demonstrator suspended herself from a pole over the rail bridge at a canal near Qantas Drive.

Officers managed to get the protester down from the rail bridge where she was then arrested and taken to Mascot Police Station.

A climate change protester has suspended herself from a rail bridge in Sydney. (Facebook)

Police were needed to get the protester suspended above a rail bridge in Tempe down. (9News)

Another woman she climbed onto a freight train at Marrickville about 10.45am as part of Blockade Australia's ongoing climate protests.

She too was arrested and taken to Mascot Police Station.

Police said "charges are anticipated" for both women.

It comes as hundreds of thousands of school students around the world will strike for climate justice today.

"Students are striking because they are terrified of the future they are inheriting and horrified by the unequal implications for others," Dr Blanche Verlie, a climate justice expert in the Sydney Environment Institute at the University of Sydney, said.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison left his Kirribilli house early this morning before the planned protest outside his front gate at midday.

Traffic protest crackdown

The Roads Amendment Regulation 2022 will be made to make it an offence to disrupt any bridge or tunnel across Greater Sydney.

The regulation is made under section 144G of the Roads Act 1993, but currently only applies to disruption on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Section 144G carries a maximum penalty of 200 penalty units ($22,000) or imprisonment for two years, or both.

Deputy Premier of New South Wales Paul Toole said the state government will crack down on protesters who disrupt traffic. (Supplied)

Deputy Premier of NSW Paul Toole lashed the "inexcusable" actions in a press conference yesterday.

He said the measures are critical in deterring future protests.

"These actions are inexcusable, these actions are basically putting their thumbs up to those in NSW," Mr Toole said.

"We've had enough."

Yesterday a protester was arrested after he blocked train a train line in Pagewood in Sydney's south.

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