The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Super funds plunge billions into fossil fuel companies

Australia's largest super funds are propping up the expansion of coal, oil and gas projects with billions of dollars from workers' retirement savings.

AAP · Dec 1, 2025

Who are the Australians trying to shut down the world’s biggest coal port?

Climate activists from the Rising Tide organisation have stopped coal ships from reaching Newcastle port – for a day or two. What’s their real objective?

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2025

Arrests top 150 as three-day climate action makes waves

A long weekend climate "protestival" has disrupted coal shipping and landed scores of activists under arrest but smaller protests continue.

AAP · Dec 1, 2025

Police charge 11 protesters after climate flotilla prevents coal ship from entering Newcastle harbour

Thousands of protesters, including Australian Greens leader, gather for annual climate protest in world’s largest coal export port

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2025

Arrests made as protesters block coal shipping lane

The third day of an annual coal blockade protest has resulted in arrests, with 11 people charged with alleged marine-related offences.

AAP · Nov 29, 2025

Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m

Critics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2025

Australia’s ‘protestival’: kayaks, music, a push for climate change action – and the risk of arrest

Fossil fuel protesters are making their annual pilgrimage to the NSW city of Newcastle to draw attention to climate policy failure. Police will be there too, with a ‘zero tolerance approach’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2025

'Protestival' set to sail despite big police presence

Thousands are expected to gather to blockade Australia's largest coal port as a local council backs the protest message as consistent with its own views.

AAP · Nov 28, 2025

Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens do nature laws deal; Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals; and cricket’s real-life Field of Dreams

Government agrees to prevent fast-tracking of coal and gas projects and subject native forest logging to national environment standards over 18 months

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025

Activist claims win in 'biggest' anti-protest lawsuit

A coal mining giant's epic legal pursuit of climate activist Ben Pennings is over after a $600 million lawsuit over an environmental protest was dropped.

AAP · Nov 27, 2025