The strategy behind the blockade of Australia's largest coal port

Sunday, 14 December 2025 - 11:30am to 12:00pm

Climate action group "Rising Tide" has been making waves in the media after successfully turning around 3 coal ships and shutting down operations in the Port of Newcastle, Australia's largest coal port, through non-violent direct action.

Tessa Campisi reports on what it was like on the ground at the blockade, and speaks with Nick Willis, a communty organiser with the Naarm/Melbourne hub of Rising Tide, about the startegic frameworks which underpin the movement's activities.

 

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www.risingtide.org.au

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Music used in today's episode came from blue dot sessions: www.sessions.blue

Sunday 11:30am to 12:00pm
Information about marine and coastal environments. News and interviews with marine scientists, campaigners and conservation workers. Presented by volunteer broadcasters who are passionate about marine environments, both local and across the world.

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Andrew, James, Tessa, Bise, Mimi & Lauren.

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