In an operation planned for well over a month, protesters took to Newcastle Harbour as a large bulk carrier entered the vital export port.
Climate activist group Rising Tide has begun protests on Newcastle Harbour as part of a multi-day demonstration.A large bulk carrier entering the world's largest coal port has not scared protesters from the water in Newcastle.
The protest action is part of a week-long event being hosted in Newcastle called The People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port.Police in boats and on jetskis ushered the protesters away from the ship.Protesters entered the harbour late this afternoon after a court ruled a marine exclusion zone, put in place for the protest, was unlawful.
In a statement, NSW Police said it will adopt a zero-tolerance approach to actions which threaten public safety and the safe passage of vessels.But within an hour of that zone coming into force, Justice Sarah McNaughton quashed the order after Rising Tide challenged the department's interpretation of the Marine Safety Act.
Coal Port Newcastle Harbour Protesters Activists Protestival Peoples Blockage Of The Worlds Largest Coal Port Exclusion Zone Peter Garrett
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