Arrest threat for protesters who block major coal port

Australian Community Media

The court issued an order deeming the planned protest at the Port of Newcastle from November 22 to 24 an unauthorised assembly after police moved to deny organisers a permit. Video via AAP.

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00:00Rising! Tide! Rising! Tide! Rising! Tide! Rising! Tide!

00:04Look, we're really disappointed in this decision today.

00:07We're disappointed that NSW Police has used taxpayer resources to mount a challenge against

00:12the right to peaceful protest, particularly for a community-centric organisation such as ours.

00:19In NSW in particular, not only do we not have a state-based charter that protects the right

00:25to protest, which is one of the most important democratic rights, but we also have a continuation

00:33of NSW Police dragging members of the public

00:37to court when they want to exercise that very important right to protest.

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