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. on Sunday, they were allegedly surrounded by a group of individuals that included two women and five men and the tyres of an unmarked police vehicle were damaged, rendering it undrivable.
State Police Minister Paul Toole alleged the activists were operating a training camp and were seeking to bring Sydney to a standstill next week….