Anarchist crashes PM's policy party

A protester was taken away by police after disrupting the PM's speech on the climate action policy.

AAP

THE self-confessed anarchist who crashed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's climate change announcement in Brisbane won't be charged.

Bradley Smith, 26, was tackled and arrested by Australian Federal Police on Friday after getting within five metres of Ms Gillard during her climate change policy announcement at the University of Queensland (UQ).

A police media spokeswoman said he was released from police custody soon after with a caution and no charge.

It was the second time Mr Smith has been arrested by police at a protest - the other time being outside a power station in Tarong in 2008 for which he received community service.

On Mr Smith's Facebook page he says he has an interest in "anarchism" and "activism".

He also states that one of his favourite movies is V for Vendetta - the graphic novel adaptation about a violent anarchist.

The UQ postgraduate student received a PhD for Biomedical Engineering in 2009 and is currently a PhD candidate for the Optical Nanoprobe Laboratory.

On his blog, Mr Smith says he moved to Brisbane from Bendigo when he was 11-years-old and trains every day at the Queensland Academy of Sport for beach volleyball.

His UQ profile page says he has an interest in climate change and sustainability activism and is a member of the Six Degrees coal and climate change campaign.

The Six Degrees group has taken credit for the university campus protest.

"We gave Labor a mandate to tackle climate action three years ago - what she (Ms Gillard) announced today is just another delay tactic," Mr Smith said in a statement released by the group.

"This backwards step will come at an enormous cost, and we cannot let that happen without protest."

Six Degrees Group spokeswoman Kristy Walters told AAP the group did not know Mr Smith would storm the stage.

"Bradley saw an opportunity and obviously feels very passionate and committed to climate change. He wanted to get his message heard," she said.