Protestors attempt to delay Carmichael coal shipment

TWO environmental activists claim they stopped the first trainload of coal from the Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael coal mine in Queensland yesterday.

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Tammy Omodei and Andy Paine used steel pipes to lock themselves on to the railway carrying the coal from Carmichael.

Tammy Omodei and Andy Paine used steel pipes to lock themselves on to the railway carrying the coal from Carmichael.

Police attended the protest site after Omodei and Paine refused to leave.