A Bob Brown-led convoy to stop Adani's Bowen Basin mine has been greeted by hundreds of counter-protesters as it rolled into the coal-rich Queensland region
Local publican Kel Applegate organised the rally in support of the Adani project, saying visitors would also struggle to find a beer after Clermont's three pubs agreed not to serve them.Adani mine stymies battle for Queensland's marginal seats
"How do they think steel gets made, or their electric trains run? It doesn't come from solar panels or wind farms." Mr Brown said his"law-abiding and peaceful" convoy would be confronted by a"gaggle" of right-wing politicians as part of the"festival of democracy", but his message would otherwise be welcomed.He reiterated a claim a disabled member of his convoy had been"punched" in a display of"alcohol-infused thuggery by some pro-Adani people."
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