Police arrest 109 climate protesters at Australian coal port
More than 100 climate activists have been arrested after staging a floating blockade of Australia's largest coal port.
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More than 100 climate activists have been arrested after staging a floating blockade of Australia's largest coal port.
Alan Stuart is a retired Uniting Church minister in Newcastle, still active in teaching and preaching.
Alan Stuart is a retired Uniting Church minister in Newcastle, still active in teaching and preaching.
The mass arrests in Newcastle, presided over by the state Labor government, were part of a broader assault on protests, including actions opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
They are calling it the largest civil disobedience climate protest in the history of Australia. This weekend, thousands of activists, young and old, from across the country descended on the world’s largest coal port at Muloobinba (Newcastle), on Awabakal and Worimi land and water.