NSW:Police break up scuffle at conference=2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-18-2011
NSW:Police break up scuffle at conference=2

Naomi Hogan of Lock The Gate Alliance, which organised the protest, said the conference
disruption was about shedding light on the "destruction" coal seam gas mining was causing
in NSW.

"Whole landscapes are being torn apart, turned into these huge quarries. Nothing can
survive up there," she told AAP.

"I'm not sure that the people in the conference today are up for negotiation, they've
got very big vested interests in this industry.

"But we're hoping that by talking to these people more publicly, the message can get
out and more people in NSW will be confident enough to stand up and say `no, we want a
different future for NSW'."

The protesters are continuing their protest outside the conference venue, with riot
squad police deployed nearby.

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KEYWORD: MINING PROTEST 2 SYDNEY (REOPENS)

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