Anti-coal seam gas protest hits gathering of mining company chiefs

Video footage of the unfurling of the giant "Enough Is Enough: Stop Coal & Gas Expansion" banner by two activists who abseiled down the front of the hotel where mining company executives were meeting to plan the wholesale exploitation of Australia even at the cost of communities and the environment. This was the highlight Lock The Gates, an alliance of urban and rural groups opposing coal seam gas mining.

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