A 97-year-old minister is among more than 80 people arrested after a blockade of a major Australian coal port continued beyond an agreed deadline.
A 97-year-old minister is among more than 80 people arrested after a blockade of a major Australian coal port continued beyond an agreed deadline. Groups of protesters had been taking turns paddling into Newcastle Port's shipping lane since Saturday morning in action planned to last 30 hours. But as 4pm passed on Sunday, marking the end of police permission for the protest, scores remained in the water expecting arrest.
Police said it would be alleged in court that protesters purposely entered the harbour channel after the deadline despite warnings and directions. "Subsequently, more than 80 persons were arrested and are currently being processed," they said in a statement. Protest organiser Alexa Stuart among those arrested was her 97-year-old grandfather, Uniting Church minister Alan Stuart. "If the government will not take action on climate change, the people will use civil disobedience," she said on Sunday. "We wish we did not have to do this, but the Albanese government needs to understand we are seriou
97-Year-Old Minister Arrested Australian Coal Port Protest
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