A climate change protest staged by the activist group Rising Tide disrupted operations at Australia's largest coal export port, the Port of Newcastle. Around 1,500 protesters, including 300 in the shipping channel, implemented a 30-hour blockade, halting all shipping movements due to safety concerns. The protest aimed to prevent the departure of 500,000 tonnes of coal. Climate change remains a divisive issue in Australia, a major exporter of thermal and coking coal. The country's largest bulk shipping port on the east coast, the Port of Newcastle, faced disruptions as activists called for climate action.

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