Australia climate change protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 138 arrested A climate change protest off the coast of Australia's New South Wales State forced an inbound ship to turn back from the country's largest terminal for coal exports on Sunday (November 24), the port operator said.
New South Police confirmed 138 arrests were made after protesters refused to comply with a direction to move away from the channel.
According to climate activist group Rising Tide, which has organised the protest, more than 100 protesters were in the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle, as part of a 50-hour blockade that started on Friday (November 22).
A Port of Newcastle spokesperson said disruption due to the protest was "minimal" but that an inbound vessel "aborted due to people in the channel and has been rescheduled to come in".
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Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
Australia's PM Albanese meets China's President Xi in Brazil, balancing deep trade ties with Beijing and strong defence cooperation with the U.S. amidst evolving global dynamics.
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The COP29 UN Climate Change Conference, held in Baku concluded with a landmark agreement to increase public climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035
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"Come up with the video in its full form," demands the COP29 CEO, Elnur Soltanov, in an exclusive interview with AnewZ. The chief executive has broken his silence on the claims he was using his position to organise potential fossil fuel deals.
The United Nations COP29 climate change conference in Baku seeks $1 trillion annually to help vulnerable nations tackle climate change, as political tensions and Argentina’s withdrawal overshadow talks.
The COP29 UN Climate Change Conference, held in Baku concluded with a landmark agreement to increase public climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035
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