Rising Tide banned from using council land for protests at world’s largest coal port in Newcastle
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
NSW premier Chris Minns warned council would be complicit in any ‘illegal activities that occur at these protests’ Newcastle council – home to the world’s largest coal port – has banned a climate group from holding any events on its land after consulting the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, who warned the council would be complicit in any “illegal activities that occur at these protests”. On Tuesday night the council’s independent lord mayor, Gavin Morris, used his casting vote to ban any licensing of Rising Tide’s events, claiming in a mayoral minute that the group had “broken the…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same council ban on Rising Tide protests in Newcastle, and its framing does not conflict with Report 1's facts.
1h agoAlso reported by abc.net.au (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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