DoomsdaysCW<p>Port of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewcastleAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewcastleAustralia</span></a> shipping paused as more than 100 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCoal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> arrested</p><p>November 23, 2024</p><p>"More than 100 people have been arrested in Newcastle for allegedly defying directions by New South Wales Police during an anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> protest at the world's largest coal port.</p><p>"Dozens of protesters on kayaks and small water craft paddled out on Newcastle Harbour on Sunday morning.</p><p>"Standing on the beach, a police officer using a loud speaker told those gathered on the sand they could be breaking the law if they entered the shipping channel. </p><p>"NSW Police said just after 10am on Sunday a large group of people entered the shipping channel and interfered with the movement of vessels.</p><p>"As a result police said 138 people had been arrested after refusing to comply with a direction to move away from the channel.</p><p>Thousands of people have gathered in Newcastle over the past few days for what activism group Rising Tide has called 'the people's blockade' of the world's largest coal port.</p><p>"The police operation on the harbour is continuing and police aren't ruling out further arrests.</p><p>"'NSW Police will adopt a zero-tolerance approach to actions which threaten public safety and the safe passage of vessels,' a statement said.</p><p>"Rising Tide has declared the protest action successful, claiming the paddle-out forced a bulk carrier to turn around and not enter the port."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/other/more-than-100-arrested-during-anti-coal-protest-in-newcastle-harbour/ar-AA1uDWTL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-au/money/other/more</span><span class="invisible">-than-100-arrested-during-anti-coal-protest-in-newcastle-harbour/ar-AA1uDWTL</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protestival</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTideBlockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTideBlockade</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeoplesBlockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplesBlockade</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTideAus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTideAus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newcastle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewcastleNSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewcastleNSW</span></a></p>