NSW push to stop climate protesters livestreaming on Facebook labelled ‘profoundly anti-democratic’

Premier Chris Minns claims climate activists such as Blockade Australia are endangering lives by streaming protest actions

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Civil liberties advocates have lashed the New South Wales Labor government's attempts to stop climate activists from livestreaming protests on Facebook.

Members of Blockade Australia have this week staged and streamed protests across the country, including along a train line that services the Newcastle coal port.

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