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| Image: Peoples Blockade - Rising Tide Australia |
An estimated 3,000 people gather at Newcastle, the world's largest coal port this weekend, for a 30 hour blockade of coal ships.
They came in sail boats, canoes, kayaks to block the shipping channels to stop any ships this weekend. Authorities were notified of the protest, and blockades have been held in previous years which stop shipping movements during the blockade hours.
The Peoples Blockade has 3 basic demands:
- Immediately cancel all new fossil fuel projects
- Tax fossil fuel export profits at 75% to fund community and industrial transition, and pay for climate loss and damage
- End all coal exports from Newcastle – the world’s largest coal port – by 2030
