Tag: Blockade Australia

Protesters Again Target Major Coal Ports in Australia

The Port of Newcastle and the Port of Melbourne have again been targeted by climate protesters just hours after a teenager scaled a coal loader and glued herself to a railing. It’s the third day of action by climate activists targeting major east coast coal ports. A young woman named Niamh abseiled off Shepherd’s bridge on…


Climate Protests Stop Coal Exports in Australia

Climate activists Blockade Australia protests at ports in Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne have disrupted coal shipments and motorway traffic. A climate protester has suspended herself from a rail bridge at the Newcastle coal ports, blocking trains, as coordinated protests were mounted at ports in Melbourne and Brisbane. The woman is live streaming her solitary protest…


Climate Activist Spared Jail Over Blockade

A climate change activist who suspended himself above a train track at a Sydney port has avoided jail despite his “irresponsible, unlawful” protest. On Dec. 15, Wenzel Valentine Auch was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order and fined $1350 (US$950) for his role in protests planned by Blockade Australia in March this year. Auch hung himself above a…


Environmetal Activist Freed From Charges Due To Trauma of ‘Climate Change’

An Australian woman who blocked a central Sydney route to protest against climate change entrance has had all charges dismissed after the court was told about her climate anxiety.   Mali Cooper, 22, was charged with disrupting traffic and obstructing drivers or pedestrians for locking her neck to her car on the Sydney Harbour Tunnel during peak hour…


Environmental Activist Freed From Charges Due To Climate Change ‘Trauma’

An Australian woman who blocked a central Sydney route to protest against climate change had all charges dismissed after the court was told about her climate anxiety.   Mali Cooper, 22, was charged with disrupting traffic and obstructing drivers or pedestrians for locking her neck to her car on the Sydney Harbour Tunnel during peak hour traffic in…


Schools’ ‘Woke Agenda’ Causes Children ‘Climate Change Anxiety’: Australian Senator

An Australian Liberal Senator has accused the education department of bringing children “climate change anxiety” as she called out the “strong left-wing bend” across the school system. The comment comes as radical climate protesters continued the mass disruption in Sydney’s Hyde Park after bringing the CBD to a standstill on Monday, aggravating the police force…


Environmental Activists Launch Week of Illegal Protests in Sydney

Protesters have marched down a major Sydney thoroughfare and have blocked the entrance to Sydney Harbour Tunnel after climate activists threatened a week of illegal protests. Blockade Australia has begun a “Sydney mobilisation to resist climate destruction,” with groups disrupting intersections in the city. Television footage on Monday showed a group of about 50 masked…


Australian Police Crack Down on Climate Protest Group Blockade Australia

Seven Australians, who police alleged are part of the environmental action group Blockade Australia, are facing charges, including allegedly assaulting police, after a raid on a rural property northwest of  Sydney where police believe unauthorised protests were being planned. New South Wales Police said when they arrived at a property in Colo about 8.30 a.m….


The Green Eco-Terrorists Holding Australia’s Economic Artery Hostage

Commentary A group of far-left Greens called Blockade Australia have declared war on the country, waging a so-called “direct action” campaign on Australia’s most populous state New South Wales. In November 2021, Blockade Australia executed 20 “actions” geared to disrupting coal exports from the Port of Newcastle—one of the busiest coal ports in the world. Then,…


Australia Scraps Visas of Climate Protestors After Major Disruptions to Busiest Port

Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has cancelled the visas of two German climate change activists following three days of protests which disrupted the country’s busiest port. At the same time, New South Wales (NSW) police have launched a strike force to deal with further unauthorised protests, which have caused millions of dollars in lost economic…