Activists hit Newcastle port as police watch Harbour and Anzac bridges

Climate activists have once more shut down the coal operation at Port of Newcastle as we speak and police are on excessive alert to cease protests on Sydney’s Harbour and Anzac bridges.

Police have arrested and charged two activists from Blockade Australia within the final 24 hours following the group’s sustained and coordinated assaults on a few of the nation’s most vital ports, stretching from Brisbane to Melbourne.

Around 5am AEST, an anti-coal activist hooked up himself from a key prepare bridge to close down the Hunter provide line main into the Newcastle coal port.

As the world's largest coal port, Port of Newcastle handles an estimated 4400 ships and 164 million tonnes of cargo annually. — As the world’s largest coal port, Port of Newcastle handles an estimated 4400 ships and 164 million tonnes of cargo yearly. (Nine / Rob Homer)

Almost 4 hours later, at 8.15 AEST, police had been but to deliver him down.

After concentrating on ports in Brisbane and Melbourne yesterday the group seems to be targeted on Port of Newcastle as we speak, the most important coal port on this planet.

Police final evening arrested an 18-year-old lady who had scaled a coal loader on the port and glued herself to a railing.

The teenager was charged with a number of offences and refused bail.

She is scheduled to seem in Newcastle Local Court later as we speak.

Further north, Queensland police arrested and charged a 59-year-old Keperra man following his protest at Port of Brisbane which brought about main visitors delays.

The move of all items out and in of the port was frozen for a number of hours.

He was charged with a variety of offences and can seem earlier than Wynnum Magistrates Court as we speak.

Activists have targeted coal loading facilities at the Port of Newcastle. — Activists have focused coal loading services on the Port of Newcastle. (Nine / Nic Walker)

Beginning Monday, Blockade Australia launched a collection of rolling “coordinated” protests to disrupt ports on the jap seaboard “in response to Australia’s facilitation of the climate and ecological crisis,” the group declared.

They need the federal government to cease the export of coal and take larger motion to chop the nation’s carbon emissions.

Australia is the second largest coal exporter on the planet, and has the third largest reserves on this planet.