Victoria police defend actions at Imarc mining protest after activist hospitalised

Officers use capsicum spray to break up blockade and arrest a dozen climate protesters outside a mining conference in Melbourne

Victoria Police have defended the actions of their officers over two days of protests at a mining conference in Melbourne, after one protester was hospitalised and reporters covering the event were pushed by police and pepper-sprayed.

A dozen climate change protesters have been arrested on day two of action outside a global mining conference in Melbourne, where activists glued themselves to the ground.