Indigenous protest leaders in Brisbane have secured a meeting with Queensland's police commissioner after taking to the streets of Brisbane's CBD demanding an end to black deaths in custody.
Katarina Carroll reached out to activists after the arrest of a key Aboriginal rights campaigner, Wayne Wharton, and another man, sent tensions running high.
The group marched on Roma Street watch house and was greeted by a wall of police.
Some protesters confronted officers, shouting abuse face-to-face, while others held up placards while chanting: "They say justice, we say murder" and "No justice, no peace. No racist police."
The crowd agreed to disperse after the Police Commissioner's office reached out and agreed to a meeting.
The ABC understands Mr Wharton, 58, has since been released from custody and was charged with contravening a direction.
Police confirmed two other people were charged over the protests.
A woman, 43, was charged with assaulting police and causing a public nuisance and a man, 21, was charged with two counts of assaulting police and one count of causing an obstruction on a road as a pedestrian.
"[Arrests] happen to us all the time. But at the end of the day they need to stop. They need to stop," Brisbane Black Deaths in Custody leader Paul Butterworth said.
"We've got a right to be here. We've got a right to stand up and talk on behalf of our people.
"We've got a right to fight for these black deaths in custody and everything else that goes on."
In a statement, a police spokesperson said: "The Queensland Police Service is liaising with other relevant agencies about whether a discussion with representatives involved in today's protest activity can be facilitated."
Earlier today, about 200 protesters were demonstrating outside Parliament House and sat on an outbound road ramp to the freeway at Alice Street blocking traffic.
The group was largely peaceful but called for members of Parliament to come outside and speak with them.
"We need all these people who sit in all these top jobs to come down and talk to us," Mr Butterworth said.
"We'd like to talk to these guys. But they don't want to talk to us. Why?
"Your premiers, your state commissioners, everybody like that.
"We want to talk to the whole lot of them regarding the black deaths in custody that are happening in our communities."
