Climate change activists blockaded a Sydney shipping terminal used to transport coal for the fifth consecutive day, with seven people now charged by police over the incidents. New South Wales (NSW) Police announced an operation was underway early on Saturday morning, around 6.40 a.m., after a 29-year-old man suspended himself from the Botany Road bridge, disrupting road and rail traffic. Police said they removed the man who had suspended himself over freight rail lines within 20 minutes of arriving at the scene, but two city-bound lanes of Botany Road remained closed to traffic until the operation concluded. Seven protesters, not including the man arrested on Saturday, have now been charged for their involvement in the protests, which have been taking place on a daily basis since Tuesday. On Thursday, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cancelled the visas of two German climate change activists for their involvement in a similar incident. “In making this …
Climate Protester Suspended From Bridge Near Sydney Coal Terminal Arrested
March 25, 2022
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