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The Latest Breaking News from Rising Tide

Woman arrested at Glencore office among seven climate protesters charged

Police allege a group also entered the rail corridor to try and stop a coal train.

Newcastle Herald

Loophole means 'not a single Hunter miner' will be helped by transition authority

Hunter mayors have condemned the organisation following another coal mine closure.

Newcastle Herald

Inconvenient truth: Rising Tide protests hurt more than our coal trade

Letters: 'If you stop non-coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle you damage the brand of the port.'

Newcastle Herald

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Protesters charged during port blockade face two-day hearing

The Rising Tide activists deny they failed to comply with safety directions.

Newcastle Herald

Police minister slams climate activists' blockade of Newcastle harbour

Members of Rising Tide prevented coal ships from entering the port on Sunday.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle teen arrested over graffiti on Premier Chris Minns office

The 17-year-old reportedly handed himself in.

Newcastle Herald

'Save my son': detained Hunter activists mother pleads for his safe return

Zack Schofield has been beyond contact since Tuesday when he was taken into custody by Israel's naval forces for the second time.

Newcastle Herald

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Israel opens fire on aid flotilla as Hunter activist believed taken to Ashdod: protesters

No contact has been made with Zack Schofield and 11 other Australians since they were detained again this week.

Newcastle Herald

Dennis Altman urges us to radically reimagine the future – like he did in the 60s

At the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, nearly 50 years ago, 53 people were arrested. Many lost their jobs when the Sydney Morning Herald published their names. That was in 1978.

The Conversation

Bushfire evacuee slams 'selling the future for money'

An activist arrested while blocking a major port has slammed the "unbelievably irresponsible" federal government after fighting to save her home from fires.

AAP

Ships turned, arrests made at annual climate protest

Rising Tide's attempts to blockade the world's largest coal port are continuing, with activists scaling a ship and more arrests made at the Newcastle Harbour.

AAP

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

'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

NSW police accused of ‘sickening’ double standard over neo-Nazi rally as Jewish groups demand answers

Pro-Palestine and climate activists join Jewish voices criticising ‘entirely inconsistent police responses’ and ‘unfathomable approval’

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AAP

'Enough': push to drop charges against 129 protesters

Police are reviewing charges against scores of climate protesters who took part in a blockade of the world's largest coal port after allies were acquitted.

The Guardian - AU

Could a landmark court decision undermine the right to peacefully protest in NSW?

Human rights advocates fear new ruling could deter people from using system designed to facilitate protests – and expose them to risk of criminal charges

AAP

Pooches and pollsters point to popular prime minister

The prime minister has basked in the attention of curious locals and friendly pooches in a safe Labor seat but not everyone was happy to see him.

The Guardian - AU

Climate activists to plead not guilty en masse under NSW’s controversial anti-protest laws

Rising Tide campaigners were arrested at Newcastle’s coal port in late 2024 after using kayaks and rafts to protest at facility

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Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Around a dozen demonstrators with the Rising Tide group were detained after forcing the closure of roads outside Parliament House in Canberra.

The Guardian - AU

Courts, politicians and police in the sea: the many battles for climate activists at NSW’s Rising Tide protest

Experts say moves to stop the protest come amid an escalating crackdown on activism across the country

AAP

Three charged after activists disrupt coal ships

Protesters have been arrested and charged after allegedly paddling into ship lanes and disrupting coal vessels in the Port of Newcastle.

The Guardian - AU

Greens say leaked pokies reform report ‘a huge concern’ – as it happened

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Climate protest flotilla descends on biggest coal port

A sea of kayaks has entered the water at the Port of Newcastle as climate activists protested over ongoing approvals for fossil fuel projects.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government bid to prevent Rising Tide protest in Newcastle harbour invalid, court finds

Four-day exclusion zone an improper use of Marine Safety Act, judge rules, despite ‘skilful’ submission from transport minister Jo Haylen

AAP

Court scraps 'marine exclusion zone' ahead of protest

A temporary exclusion zone intended to help police a major planned climate protest, has been scrapped by a court just one hour before it was due to commence.

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