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| Sydney climate protests: Activists block streets and harbour tunnel | Sydney climate protests: Activists block streets and harbour tunnel |
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| One woman was arrested after blocking the Sydney Harbour Tunnel with a car | One woman was arrested after blocking the Sydney Harbour Tunnel with a car |
| Climate protesters have brought parts of Sydney to a standstill, blocking key roads and a tunnel during rush hour. | Climate protesters have brought parts of Sydney to a standstill, blocking key roads and a tunnel during rush hour. |
| The Blockade Australia activists began disruptions on Monday in protest of "Australia's ecological destruction". | The Blockade Australia activists began disruptions on Monday in protest of "Australia's ecological destruction". |
| Police said the protesters were "violent" and "erratic" while marching through the city and blocking streets with barricades and bins. | Police said the protesters were "violent" and "erratic" while marching through the city and blocking streets with barricades and bins. |
| Their actions angered some motorists, with one filmed driving through the protest and colliding with people. | Their actions angered some motorists, with one filmed driving through the protest and colliding with people. |
| New South Wales Police said more than 10 people had been arrested so far. | New South Wales Police said more than 10 people had been arrested so far. |
| They included a woman who used a car to block the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. | They included a woman who used a car to block the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. |
| "The throwing of bicycles, the throwing of garbage bins, the throwing of other items in the path of police... media... [and] innocent members of the public just walking by will not be tolerated," said Assistant Commissioner Paul Dunstan. | "The throwing of bicycles, the throwing of garbage bins, the throwing of other items in the path of police... media... [and] innocent members of the public just walking by will not be tolerated," said Assistant Commissioner Paul Dunstan. |
| He confirmed police were investigating footage of a car driving through protesters, but said no injuries had been reported. | He confirmed police were investigating footage of a car driving through protesters, but said no injuries had been reported. |
| The moment a car drives through the Blockade Australia protest in the Sydney CBD. @9NewsSyd pic.twitter.com/hkMQE7RIiv | The moment a car drives through the Blockade Australia protest in the Sydney CBD. @9NewsSyd pic.twitter.com/hkMQE7RIiv |
| In the past week, police raided campsites of suspected protest organisers and arrested several other people. | In the past week, police raided campsites of suspected protest organisers and arrested several other people. |
| Blockade Australia has promised to bring Sydney to a "standstill" this week - something they say is required for people to take their message seriously. | Blockade Australia has promised to bring Sydney to a "standstill" this week - something they say is required for people to take their message seriously. |
| The woman who blocked the tunnel livestreamed her protest, explaining that she had witnessed "terrifying" climate change first hand. She identified herself as from Lismore - a town devastated by two major floods earlier this year. | The woman who blocked the tunnel livestreamed her protest, explaining that she had witnessed "terrifying" climate change first hand. She identified herself as from Lismore - a town devastated by two major floods earlier this year. |
| "There are people who are really angry right now and to those people, I understand... but we have to take a stand," she said, after a man approached and verbally abused her. | "There are people who are really angry right now and to those people, I understand... but we have to take a stand," she said, after a man approached and verbally abused her. |
| "It is for you, for your family that we do this." | "It is for you, for your family that we do this." |
| New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet told a local radio station the protesters were "bloody idiots". | New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet told a local radio station the protesters were "bloody idiots". |
| Traffic banked up ahead of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel on Monday | Traffic banked up ahead of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel on Monday |
| In the past year the activist group has forced stoppages at the world's biggest coal port - in Newcastle near Sydney - and Australia's biggest container port. It has also blockaded key traffic bridges. | In the past year the activist group has forced stoppages at the world's biggest coal port - in Newcastle near Sydney - and Australia's biggest container port. It has also blockaded key traffic bridges. |
| Those demonstrations prompted the state government to pass new laws introducing tougher penalties for certain protests. | Those demonstrations prompted the state government to pass new laws introducing tougher penalties for certain protests. |
| Demonstrators who disrupt traffic or prevent access on roads now face a maximum penalty of two years' jail and fines of up to A$22,000 (£12,400; $15000). | Demonstrators who disrupt traffic or prevent access on roads now face a maximum penalty of two years' jail and fines of up to A$22,000 (£12,400; $15000). |
| The legislation also created new offences targeting people blocking access to major facilities such as ports and railways. | The legislation also created new offences targeting people blocking access to major facilities such as ports and railways. |
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| A video from March - flood-ravaged Lismore residents tell of their anger | A video from March - flood-ravaged Lismore residents tell of their anger |
| A video from March - flood-ravaged Lismore residents tell of their anger | A video from March - flood-ravaged Lismore residents tell of their anger |
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