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16 activists lock onto coal equipment during Rising Tide protest in Newcastle

16 protestors with Rising Tide have locked themselves to coal equipment in Newcastle this morning.

It’s time that our government starts supporting coal workers by investing in new industries for our region and making coal corporations pay their fair share.