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Arrests 'not the only point' of coal port blockade

Protest organisers have applied to shorten their blockade of Newcastle's port from 50 to 30 hours. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A multi-day blockade at the world's largest coal port will be shortened if it goes ahead but police still expect civil disobedience if the planned protest proceeds.

Rising Tide organisers said the event from November 22 to 24 would be one of the world's most significant climate protests, involving demonstrators in canoes and kayaks blocking the Port of Newcastle.

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