Climate Protests Stop Coal Exports in Australia

A supplied image of a protestor atop the Kooragang Rail Bridge in Newcastle, Monday, June 19, 2023. A protestor scaled the Kooragang Rail Bridge at the Newcastle port to block shipments of coal. AAP Image/Supplied by Blockade Australia

Climate activists Blockade Australia protests at ports in Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne have disrupted coal shipments and motorway traffic.

A climate protester has suspended herself from a rail bridge at the Newcastle coal ports, blocking trains, as coordinated protests were mounted at ports in Melbourne and Brisbane.