Protesters on attack as PM slams vegan ‘green criminals’

PROTESTERS have targeted Scott Morrison during a speech after the Prime Minister blasted “greencollared criminals” attacking farmers and producers yesterday morning.

Mr Morrison was targeted by “Stop Adani” anticoal activists while giving a speech in Brisbane.

Earlier, Mr Morrison said “green-collared criminals” should face the “full force of the law” after vegan protesters caused traffic chaos in Melbourne and a second group chained themselves to a machinery in a Queensland abattoir to disrupt meat production.

The latest protests follow a string of incidents where activists have targeted private farms after an “attack map” of farm addresses was posted online by the “Aussie Farms” activist group.

“I think state and territory governments should ensure the full force of the law is brought against these green-collared criminals,” Mr Morrison told reporters in Brisbane.

He slammed the protesters for targeting drought or flood-affected farmers, graziers and pastoralists.

“I also say this, if there are pastoralists, farmers, graziers that are in a position to bring a civil action against these groups, looking to undermine their livelihood, the Commonwealth is totally open to supporting them in a test case to show these green criminals,” Mr Morrison said.