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Rising Tide environmental activists stop coal train near Newcastle to protest federal approval of NSW mine extensions (www.abc.net.au)

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In short:

A group of Rising Tide protesters have stopped and climbed onto a coal train at Sandgate near Newcastle.

The group is protesting over federal approval of three coal mine expansions in NSW.

The company behind one of the expansions says it will support hundreds of regional jobs.

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[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

No jobs or anything else for us on a dead planet.