The protesters also scaled awnings at the Hawthorn East office and released a number of flares. Footage uploaded to social media shows police arriving at the scene as the small group of protesters chant "Do your job, it's only fair we demand a duty of care." Extinction Rebellion protesters at Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's Melbourne Office. (Twitter) Extinction Rebellion activists regularly stage protests around the world to draw attention to their claims of government inaction on climate change. "Life on Earth is in crisis. Our climate is changing faster than scientists predicted and the stakes are high. Biodiversity loss. Crop failure. Social and ecological collapse," the organisation's website reads.