Two arrested in police raid on climate activist group Blockade Australia | Nigelgladstone angusthomson_
Two people have been arrested at a Blue Mountains property after a police car was damaged in a police crackdown on climate activists on Sunday.
Two people were arrested, and the remaining members of the group fled into bushland. Police say they have made further arrests and expect more to follow. The group is planning to “converge” on Sydney from Monday, June 27 to “blockade the streets of Australia’s most important political and economic centre and cause disruption that cannot be ignored”.to introduce new laws and penalties in April to discourage protesters who disrupt traffic on bridges and tunnels.
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