Why protesters spent Easter week suspended in coal carts:
Climate activists say this is only the first step in resisting the fast-tracked mining expansion.
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- Seventy protesters have occupied the location of the mothballed Escarpment Mine on the Denniston Plateau to block Bathurst Resources' expansion.
- The group intends to carry out ongoing actions to disrupt coal mining in this environmentally sensitive area.
- Bathurst submitted a fast-track proposal to mine 20 million tonnes of coal over 25 years by extending Stockton and Escarpment Mines.
- The demonstrators criticize unfulfilled economic promises from mining and advocate for more stable jobs in sectors like tourism and care work.
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