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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Adam Morton

Climate protesters won’t be deterred by fines, jail or political mixed messages on the environment

Blockade Australia members holding a sign on a bridge that reads 'survival depends on non-compliance'
Blockade Australia members have been interrupting coal trains at the port of Newcastle for over two weeks, mostly to little fanfare. Photograph: Blockade Australia

As pro-Palestinian protesters sparked outrage scaling the roof of Parliament House last week, a few dozen activists at Newcastle were making an equally sharp point – mostly to less fanfare.

Over more than two weeks, campaigners under the Blockade Australia banner have been interrupting trains near the world’s biggest coal port. My colleague Jordyn Beazley reported that by Monday at least 500 train journeys had been cancelled and more than 30 people arrested.

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