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Sydney: Rising Tide climate activists crash NSW Parliament Question Time over coal mine extension to 2045
On October 13, eight protesters from anti-coal group Rising Tide crashed Question Time at NSW Parliament in Sydney, throwing pages of climate reports into the chamber; one climbed over the gallery barrier to address the premier and was restrained by MPs.
Why it matters
On the afternoon of October 13, activists from climate group Rising Tide stormed the chamber of the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney during Question Time, protesting the state government's extension of a Hunter Valley coal mine's operating licence to 2045 — a rare direct disruption of the chamber by climate protesters in Australia.
Full report
According to 9News Sydney's evening bulletin, eight Rising Tide protesters threw pages from government and academic climate reports into the chamber during Question Time on October 13. One protester climbed over the public gallery barrier and tried to address Premier Chris Minns directly, before being restrained by MPs and removed from the chamber.
The trigger was the Minns government's recent decision to let the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine near Singleton keep operating until 2045, after it had been scheduled to close this December. 10 News' late bulletin also reported the Rising Tide disruption of Question Time.
Proceedings were briefly interrupted and then resumed normally. No injuries were reported; the protesters were removed from the chamber, and it was not immediately clear whether charges would follow.
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