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Dozens of creative and disruptive actions were held across Australia under the banner of 鈥渄rawing a red line鈥 on new coal. Organised by Front Line Action on Coal (FLAC) and local Stop Adani groups, people from Auckland to Melbourne and many regional communities protested outside politicians鈥 offices, dropped banners over freeways and blockaded coal train lines.
Polls show more than 55% of Australians oppose the Adani coalmine, with about 70% opposing government financial support for it.
Two protesters from Front Line Action on Coal blocked Aurizon鈥檚 coal railway near Bowen for five hours on January 9, calling on the Queensland government to rule out funding for Aurizon.
They prevented any coal trains getting to Adani鈥檚 Abbot Point coal terminal by locking their arms inside a steel barrel filled with concrete on the train tracks.
The Queensland Labor government is currently considering rail operator Aurizon鈥檚 bid for a Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility loan to build a rail link between Adani鈥檚 Carmichael coalmine and the terminal.
Two women peacefully occupied a fully-laden coal train in Werris Creek on February 21 and a man occupied the line on February 27 to call for a moratorium on coal and gas production in Australia. They said they wanted to send a message to coal companies and the government.
Why would a 54 year-old woman make a decision to lock herself onto the train tracks of the world鈥檚 biggest coal port?
Annette Schneider, an artist and farmer from Monaro in NSW, explained to 麻豆传媒 Weekly that her action on March 31 was a direct result of her fear of catastrophic climate change.