Australia: Protesters to ’shut down’ Newcastle

Australia: Protesters to ’shut down’ Newcastle
Brisbane Times: Brisbane climate change protesters will head to Newcastle in July in an attempt to shut down the world’s largest coal exporting port. The Camp for Climate Change is being set up in Newcastle, or the nearby Hunter Valley, as a base for hundreds of protesters to take action against Australia’s reliance on coal-generated power. Newcastle ships 211 million tonnes of coal exports each year, making it the world’s largest coal exporting port and the heart of Australia’s coal …

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