A law authorizing an Automatic Nuclear strike. If the country is ever attacked. Rudnick bryan has more from song the defiant declaration from north koreas leader kim jong and came at a gathering of the countrys parliament, the Supreme Peoples Assembly to customary applause. He announced the north status as a Nuclear Armed power would now be enshrined in law. Would you have a little cartoon legislating Nuclear Weapons policy one draws an irreversible line would have to so that the can be not bargaining of our Nuclear Weapons. It officially closes the door on attempts, brokered by the previous liberal administration in south korea to get the north to give up its Nuclear Weapons through summit diplomacy and comes amid fears. The north is preparing to conduct its vers nuclear test since 2017 concerns that were aired at a trilateral security meeting earlier this week between the us and its allies, south korea and japan. Oh or you know, it comes as both careers are celebrating, the autumn thanksgiving festival of 2. So a traditional time for family gatherings and which south career has used as an opportunity to call for a resumption of re unions of families separated by the korean war owner to day, the south korean government offers talks with north korea to discuss a reunion of separated families con bung will go such a prospect seems as remote as ever given the current freeze into korean relations. South Korea Ruling Party has condemned the north declaration as a threat to the south and the International Community accusing pyongyang of causing its own isolation and resulting sanctions and kim john gun of using Nuclear Threats to protect his regime. Once again, north korea seems to be showing the more it feels threatened by what it perceives as a hostile world, the more determined it is to hold on to its nuclear arsenal. Rob mcbride, al jazeera, so thanks for watching out his ear. I am emily angry. Well have continued covering coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth at the top of the hour to stay with us. We understand the differences and similarities have cultures across the world. So no matter how you take it out here, were bringing the news and Current Affairs that matter to you. Count as aaron. Ah, australian environmentalists, a sounding the alarm. They say one of the countrys most precious rain forests. The ta kind is under threat. Like is like these are just becoming more and more role and time to have a 60 read through an intelligent spaces scenario should have been predicted take to go and we still have been fighting for as the government introduces tougher penalties. These protests visit prepared to break the law to stop aligning development. How do you feel about going to prison or Something Like that . Not great. Im pretty rochester, i bring it on for one. I one east meets the ordinary citizens making a stand to save australias ancient forest or mm its early january in the australian state of tasmania and a small band of passionate environmentalists is on a secret mission. Wag. Westcott su in a convoy of mighty mite to 10, cause theres repercussions if if we get st particularly by cops, particularly in this region 27 year old horticulturist, mich houghton is expecting trouble. There are Law Enforcement that come into the side. Its 99 percent likely that ill be getting arrested. Theyre here to protect old growth, rain forest, a Chinese Mining Company that wants to build a dam to store its toxic waste. Further down this road, months of planning will all beef and nothing if they discovered its always a combination of trepidation and excitement for my youth worker scott. Jordan is a veteran environmental campaign. Theres also that element. When you come in and say, whether youre going to get set up close, i around so its, its racing against the club to my to lead happens. Oh, theyre preparing a common blockade tool with a vehicle destined for scrap things carefully placed over a pipe, already concrete it into the road. And this will be the anchor for an activist to lock on. Ah, there are a diverse bunch aged from 21 to 73. Among them are a retired fit, a doctor, a bartender, and a chemist. Here in the dine design and we made course i with this isnt the 1st time the group is made a stand here. All right, sorry. Good with side. Last i got it. Good start. Ah, they say that in 2020 they stopped the logging that left this got . Ah, a ye, alicia. They set up another blockade here when they found out about Chinese Mining Company in geez plans for a tailings dam. On my the i tight police rolling and i clean the black eyed cape and named jay started pushing ahead with its road works from home. And so either the next 60 days, every day volunteers would turn up often at 3 in the morning in the pouring rain in the middle of a test monument would go in and unlock themselves on those machines to prevent any more roadworks from occurring. We so 72 people arrested. It was incredible. The, the step up, we saw them in july 2021 m m g stopped work pending environmental approval from the federal government didnt. Yeah. Everybody expecting this to come through in early january. The activists have returned to the forest and so we back and i guess were picking up where we left off in 2021. So you know, stand here in the value. You dont get the eucalyptus story, you get on the ridges. I asked scott and some of the other activists to take me into the forest with a new tailings dam is supposed to go. Ready to mine is just a few kilometers away. I say you got to know the sassafras level would felony tough pa, and thats as far as like tasmanian, dr. Lisa cell has been working to protect these forests, finelli, 14 years mark like a breath mint is forest is thousands of is old. And some of these huge metals that you can say around us would be 4 or 5, even 600 years old, about the forest itself is old. And where we are sitting at the moment on the slope. This is in their plans. This area was going to be always going to be minus clinicals damn. So everything. So i want to say, yeah, yeah, everything, all of the trays and all of the forest that you can say around me would be gone. Totally flattened. Ah, everything is a 285. 00 take day stretch of land, which would need to be cleared for the tailings dam and surrounding infrastructure. Mm. It includes christine rain, forest, which is home to many threaten species. Ah, toxic mining waste, known as tailings would be piped to you from the mine in the nearby town of roseberry across the pine river. Mm. Is to pull does is do come down this road. All that will stand between them and the forest is this van. And the active side, hey, well know about them right before yardy. Good morning. The person who sleeps here is ready to lock on at the 1st sign of trouble. And today thats mitch the young horticultural list. I met on the white of the blockade. You dont do coffee finish, show us what looking on adults where you actually have a good job. So much to it. I shove my wrist with this little dog china dennis and its looking and then at the bottom of the plot, i look on to china ah, and then on this duck here. If the Police Arrive now mich says he could be arrested for obstructing the road. And failing to comply with the police order and probably find about 700. 00. Hes already been arrested 3 times. How do you feel about going to prison to Something Like, not great. A pre rochester. How do you family feel about you being here doing this and i hide it. I think its stupid and dangerous and im really compromising my future for little game all out of that fail to know that there are people angry of what youre doing that they prepared to get arrested to try to stop that is frustrating. Were doing everything right in terms of the time its an Approval Center intent to be a responsible co existing on the west coast time. My name steve scott, is the general manager of m. M g s roseberry mine and hes sick of being portrayed as the bad guys. He started out in the Mining Industry 22 years ago as a laborer cleaning out tanks. Bring on is one of the oldest small, its in a straight or id 6 years, a Continuous Operation on think lead and copper and a little bit of gold and silver doors as well. When i have about 40 to 50 percent of the total rody paid from one company, if you tell me its about 100000000. 00 over 40, its been here for a long time and, and we had to be here for a lot longer. The rose, pre mine employees, about 500 stuff in contract in lower and more as a chemical engineer and manager surface operations. Its great working here. What i love is the fact that we take something that exists in the ground, bring it to the surface, and were able to add value and converted into products that assailable the Precious Metals can be used. Anything from my boss, binds to medical equipment. I, the mine already had to tailings down in one of which was the thought of 18 leaks of contamination was into the time and river since 2018 blue boast, dams a close to capacity, which is why the construction of a new damn across the river is a top priority there, a National Trace day that a hundreds of years old. How do you feel about the prospect of cutting down to store toxic waste . I think you go to look at the Bigger Picture i most. I know this sounds a little bit off track, but the more thought that youre on is co existed in this environment for any 6 years. We look for the lowest impact area and thats itself merrinac is the best viable option force. Why is that preferred . Because its an a current morning lease, so we have access to the land, but the still a multitude of things to understand to, to, to, to get to the point where a potential deal could be built. Sounds bit like at a site out of mind though. Definitely lets put it in the forest where we cant see it. You know, what put it in town if you dont have to. Ah, with a population of just 700. 00 roseberry would struggle to survive without the line there that a toddy dan got a bill or very little ball. We havent got a day off. I think its pretty little ny risers thats gonna rebuild with just like to be here though. I be not to go. I mean, i believe in the sustainability of that planet. But at the same time, you know mining provides us with everything that we have in life. What do you think about the environmentalists that are out there trying to stop in in j from doing their work. All right, now, should gramma back soon as it is 500 year old little trees in this holiday. Arbitrations law applies to do. There are the 45 back there every way to ride for it was full of the body based. Good, this guy says really . Oh, but environmental aside, you dont have to choose between jobs. Forest, they argue theres a better way to dispose of the waste method that has been embraced as best practice by the Mining Industry in which m. M. G already and voice and its queensland mind. Its called haste fil. Been supposed true is a solution. When i take the time crushing daniel power, then combine that with with concrete, into a paste, which they can inject. Pecking is avoiding them on. Mm. But m, m g says i still wouldnt work here. Partly because the voids are already filled with waste rock and partly because in an old mine with unmatched holes, paste, it posed a safety risk to workers underground with the environmentalists. Refute these claims and assist the im is not to close down the line. Were not opposing, glide, they can have a long and productive future. They have to do the right thing with a child, and the rising isnt dumping them into a rainforest. Even if this Campaign Just about one patch of forest look for us. Its not this, this is, i guess the lightest Battle Ground in a fight for protection of to kind of attack on that is theres right, trevor 30 is what is the kind of talk on whos referring to is the tackling for many years. Been m regional people referring to in a 2nd . Its about half a 1000000 hacked in that contain destroy his largest remaining temperature that has some australia most significant leverage lacking once i had time to. Im a 60 read through nym engine spaces. Its an area that has verified national and World Heritage values and shouldnt. Okay. Ah wilderness photographer rob lake is not as much as any one about the top kind and is offered to show me some of the treasures. It contains just 12 kilometers from the protest site. So heading down to one, the resume will place from tasmania. Wow. And probably the strider is it solved. Its got some of the oldest trees in the world. Ah, to fantastic ancient view and pawn within a 50100 meters of where we stand. The b a dozen big trees on fairfield to these phrases upwards a 1000 years old. Why . The hue and pine is nice of to tasmania, but its numbers have declined dramatically since european settlement often due to logging and mining. And nowhere else in tasmania isnt to that extent of understood, natural, Healthy Human pine. Just a few kilometers upstream is a tree. Thats 2 and a half 1002 years old, left on the 3rd base will grow to one or 2 or more 1000 use. And from that route stock on the shoe in pines, my will grow. And so we can have this ongoing, theoretically immortal stand of trees. Its wonderful content. So is this a National Park . Finally, there are more threats to the top kind than the m g tailing stand. In fact, another Mining Company holds a Mineral Exploration license here. Ah, has applied for tourism as an icon and yes, we dont tell you the model and we could have a line and i had to fill this out and i be gone back of the blockade. Another part of the talk i knew the activists to preparing to reinforce they defenses. Among them is artist and retired nurse carol barnet, i soon find out shes the sister in law of the state politician responsible for resources. Learning i minister good Justine Center policies that are all designed basically to disregard this beautiful World Heritage valued area. Um i just dont get that. Does he know what you think he might have an idea . I would be very surprised if he didnt have you been arrested before . Yes, i am. I see you really are on opposite sides of this conflict. Ah, yes and facts and the minister wants to instill ha shapiro. Chase for people like myself who believe passionately in protecting the far again i would that detail you go with it was designed to deter paper and i feel that in the front to democracy it would not to, to me not at all in fact come on, bring it on bring it on. Yeah. Yeah. Im not, no Nelson Mandela maam, just to granny. But i think hes on the leasing team. This is carol. 2 brother in law test, manias, resources. 3 minister guide by nature. Mm hm. Hes a vocal supporter of m m g s, proposed tailings and tough penalties for protesters. We strongly support the companys right to proceed through the environment, the planning, approval process. And thats what theyre attempting to do, not withstanding the, the very radical bar environmental protesters who are trying to stop at that sign that theyre above the law. Where place safety is important. Workers should have the right to go to work without thing. I stopped, you sang as a threat to work a safety from the actions of the protestant. Absolutely. M under his proposed new law procedures could be fined up to 6000. 00 or jail for up to a year for a 1st offense. Ah, it will have no impact whatsoever on tasteful practice. Its still a peaceful process though. Then they can still be arrested and charged under the existing laws. Well, the laws are working very well. Ah, and she did get approval to preliminary works and the police ejected the protest is in april. But that hasnt stopped. Ah, now the activists returned to the forest by night to obstruct the road before m. M. G work is arrive in the morning for the offending to bias. Linz works in the pharmaceutical industry and spin tonight and much of tomorrow in a traces time. Going to attach a line to that, tracy, and it will be hanging from whatever structure is being made of her and the other side. Ah, good luck with its about 4 30 am. By the time most people lead to remain to block the road. One in a tree, sit and one in this tripod. Ah good morning. Good morning. Hey, hows your night . Yeah, really good. Yeah, very cold. Luckily i got my buddy brought me up a hot water bottle. Dr. Collate thompson is a vis and a long time activist. Youre obviously expecting to get arrested today. Yep. Ive been arrested many, many times and im currently on a, a 3 month um suspended jail to him. I for forrest defense. I just feel like this is, this is my last avenue of, of trying to tell the politicians and the people that this has got to stop. I hope it makes a difference. Good morning. Oh god, good. I was giving you permission to fill in the favor. Im not sure that we need to michelle public. I doing im in port benzino, excited for the dumpster road. Wanted to drive my vehicle on the show to conduct a works in your obstruct from bossy. Would you please more of the roach a contract to melissa mcmillan. Im out. She was born this move of this row so that, you know, going to be parsi, we did move from the earth, not comment. Say the try. Heavily. Ha, it means the well, the you and may, dont let them cut down one more treaty. Ah, its around mid day when the Police Arrive. A search and rescue unit has been called out. Only they have the skills necessary to safely extract the protesters. Activists who arent locked on get move on orders, which means theyre forbidden from a turner usually for about 2 weeks. Are you feeling about technically could end up in prison tonight . China protect planet. I hear that. Thats a criminal offense. Does feel massive amounts of if you go to the hold back thing every minute can anything to the last train the fact that youre breaking the law makes it very easy for the government to label you as criminals because you are yeah. Look. And were going away when the law is unjust. People woo, stand up and break. Lauren and went on. Apologize for that. By the time collection tobias are arrested and the road cleared. Its too late to the m. M g to do any work today. So far this year, 18 activists have been arrested, but theyve had a significant victory. In july, australias federal court ruled the government needs to reconsider its approval of m m g s works in light of its impact on tasmania as endangered moscow. In the meantime, m m g was ordered to remove all its machinery from forest. Guy bonnet is no longer resources, minister could face questions and course over the legality of the lease. He gave him in j over the access threatened with the Tasmanian Parliament recently passed the governments new anti protest laws are builder. Its a well phyllis lesson planner. But with the popularity chasing india celebrities. If the high stakes game one or when he goes behind the land with those hunting for the perfect picture on al jazeera m, each and every one of us had to go to responsibility to change our personal space for the mirror. A, we could do this experiment and if by diversity could increase just a little bit, that wouldnt be worth doing. Anybody had any idea that it would become a magnet who is incredibly rare species. They are asking for women to get 50 percent representation in the constituent assembly here in getting these people to pick up the collect, the segregate the business, extremely Important Service that they provide to the city i. We need to take america to trying to bring people together trying to deal with people who left behind. Beneath the surface lies a darker side in british politics, an exclusive al jazeera investigation. Coming scene in the year, 1271, a young italian merchant and set out on an extraordinary journey. Marco polo followed the still crow designer to the heart of the current empire. Retracing his steps, how a modern day explorer discovers a code of last words and a reminder of what and who survives history . Marco polo on al jazeera. Ah, this is al jazeera oh