A New South Wales MP has labelled CSG activists as a “bunch of retired ex-Sixties protestors”.
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Nude protest at NSW coal mine
A group of protesters have hit the coal mining industry front on with a nude protest at a remote NSW coal mine.
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Protests erupt over anti-protest laws
Western Australia’s proposed laws which make it illegal for protestors to lock themselves to objects are seeing growing opposition.
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Anti-mining protest held in Gunnedah
Around 1000 people gathered in Gunnedah at the weekend to protest against increased mining activity in the region.
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Another day, another person in a tree at Maules Creek mine
Maules Creek community worker and horse trainer Ann-Marie Rasmussen is the latest activist to participate in a tree sit in protest of Whitehaven Coal’s new mine.
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Australian Mining Weekly News Wrap (27/02/15) [Video]
In the Australian Mining news wrap this week we look at the largest shipment of iron ore, the injury of two workers at a Pilbara dock and a mother/daughter duo arrested for protesting up a tree
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Mother and daughter arrested after coal mine protest
A mother and daughter have been arrested after occupying a tree for 20 hours in protest of Maules Creek mine.
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Mine protest targets Watermark coal project
Over 100 people marched down the main street of Gunnedah yesterday in protest of Shenhua’s Watermark Coal project.
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More arrests at Maules Creek mine
‘Bat Attack’ protests are continuing at Maules Creek mine, with activists occupying trees in a bid to stop clearing activity.
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Batsh*t crazy? Activists plan six-day anti-coal rally
It was the protest last year that saw a woman dressed as batgirl scale a coal loader at Boggabri coal mine, and it's back.
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Golden Guitar winner locked to water pump at Maules Creek mine:UPDATE
Activists at Maules Creek mine are at it again, with Golden Guitar winner Luke O’Shea locked to a water pump at the site.
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Former Wallabies captain charged after Maules Creek mine protest
Former Wallabies captain David Pocock will face court next month after chaining himself to a digger at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine.
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Government to “throw the book” at mine protestors
NSW Premier Mike Baird said new legislation will work to crackdown on activists who enter mine sites illegally.
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CFMEU attend BHP AGM to fight against 100 per cent FIFO
Union workers and representatives attended the BHP annual general meeting in Adelaide today to protest against 100 per cent FIFO hiring practices.
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“Radical” protesters face fines and jail time in Tasmania
Tasmania is on the way to passing legislation which will prevent "radical" protesters from impeding business activities including exploration or mining.
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Mining for meaning in protests [blog]
I Think Mining's Jack Caldwell discusses motivation behind protests, and gives a different view on an issue that also affects Australia.
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Activists lock themselves to conveyors at Narrabri coal mine
Leard Forest Alliance activists have locked themselves to Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri mine’s overland conveyors, in the second day of protests.
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Batman protester targets Whitehaven Coal haul trucks
A protestor of Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek coal mine has marked Halloween by dressing up in bat suit, climbing a tripod and disrupting hauls trucks leaving the company’s Tarrawonga mine.
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Pastor Blaster: Shot fired in mining protest
A pastor in Western Australia was arrested after firing a warning shot above workers’ heads in Mount Margaret.
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Plague of greenies consuming mining jobs [opinion]
The NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee lays out how anti-coal protests are harming communities.
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