Australian police say they have arrested dozens of people during a climate protest that allegedly brought two cargo ships to a halt at one of the world’s largest coal export ports.
A total of 32 people were arrested and charged with ‘maritime-related’ offenses at the Port of Newcastle on Saturday and Sunday morning.
New South Wales state police said some activists engaged in “unsafe practices” on the water during the protest.
Rising Tide, a climate activist group that claims to be behind the recent protests, said hundreds of activists had entered the port’s shipping lanes in kayaks.
