Anti-Adani activists vow 'direct action' against mine contractor Downer

Campaigners will occupy work sites, chain themselves to machinery and clog phone lines, Galilee Blockade says

A group of activists say the mining contractor Downer Group is the "prime target" of a civil disruption campaign to force it to walk away from a $2bn deal to build and run Adani's proposed Queensland coalmine.

Galilee Blockade organisers warn members of their network will occupy work sites, chain themselves to machinery and clog phone lines, among other actions that will cost Downer money until it exits a non-binding contract over the contentious Carmichael site .