snoop1130 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Australia detains French TV crew filming anti-coal protest By Sonali Paul French TV reporter Hugo Clement is seen in a police van after he was arrested while filming protesters blockading the Abbot Point coal port near Bowen, Queensland, Australia July 22, 2019. Frontline Action on Coal/Handout via REUTERS MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A French television reporter and his crew were arrested on Monday while filming protesters blockading a coal port in Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland. Reporter Hugo Clément said he and his television crew from French public broadcaster France 2 were filming protesters blocking access to Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprise’s Abbot Point coal terminal for an environmental documentary about oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef. “We were just doing our job. They say we were trespassing, but we were just filming in a public space. I was not blocking the railway,” Clément told Reuters by phone after being released on bail. He said he and his crew would have moved had the police asked them to, but were instead just arrested and put in a police van. One of the cameramen was handcuffed after trying to continue to film when they were being arrested. State police confirmed that seven people, including four French men aged 29, 30, 32 and 39, had been arrested and charged with trespassing on a railway at the Abbot Point coal terminal. Police did not identify any of the seven. Clément and his crew are due to appear at the state’s Bowen magistrates’ court on Sept. 3. He said he was not sure whether they would have to appear in person. Police set bail terms banning the crew from going within 20 km (12 miles) of Adani’s Carmichael mine site or less than 100 metres from any other Adani site. Adani’s Carmichael mine and rail project has been the target of protests for nearly a decade by protesters worried about coal’s impact on climate change and damage to the Great Barrier Reef. Opponents lost their battle in June when the company finally received approval to begin construction. Adani, owner of the coal port, said it was aware of the protest but had no comment on the arrests. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-07-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Is Queensland in Russia or in China or in North Corea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ralf61 said: Is Queensland in Russia or in China or in North Corea? Queensland police have always operated in their own "special" way, just ask former Queensland copper, Peter Dutton, federal minister for "Home Affairs" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Seems rather fascist, doesn't it? Australia was very high up on my wish list of destinations to visit when I was a teenager (many years ago) but it's dropped right to the bottom as its attitude of freedom, sense of adventure and spirit of invention seems to be gone for the most part, suppressed by increasing nanny state governments over the past few decades. I really don't say that in criticism of Oz I'm sure it's a safe and lovely place to live, but it's just not the type of country that interests me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Ralf61 said: Is Queensland in Russia or in China or in North Corea? Police/Local Government "hand in hand" with big, private, business? Sounds a bit closer to a certain nation in SE Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 17 hours ago, Inn Between said: Seems rather fascist, doesn't it? Australia was very high up on my wish list of destinations to visit when I was a teenager (many years ago) but it's dropped right to the bottom as its attitude of freedom, sense of adventure and spirit of invention seems to be gone for the most part, suppressed by increasing nanny state governments over the past few decades. I really don't say that in criticism of Oz I'm sure it's a safe and lovely place to live, but it's just not the type of country that interests me. We have the rule of law in Australia and despite my opposition to Adani and its mine, the police have removed people who were trespassing, we will see what transpires in the court. You may note that we have very very few offenders or suspects shot by law enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 there's no environmental issues in France, BS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyHeyHey Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 18 hours ago, Enoon said: Police/Local Government "hand in hand" with big, private, business? Sounds a bit closer to a certain nation in SE Asia. Just go for a walk in Sydney or Melbourne CBD... Asians 90% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, from the home of CC said: there's no environmental issues in France, BS.. So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, stevenl said: So? concentrate on their own back yard and when their country is perfect environmentally then venture out and conquer the world or is that not dramatic enough for them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 They would have made better use of their time filming saboteurs under a protest boat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 2 hours ago, rosst said: We have the rule of law in Australia and despite my opposition to Adani and its mine, the police have removed people who were trespassing, we will see what transpires in the court. You may note that we have very very few offenders or suspects shot by law enforcement. Seems strange they arrested the film crew (French) and left the protestors on the railway line. Reckon the mining company had something to do with the arrests???. They probably didn't want the already tarnished reputation to be further tarnished in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Seems strange they arrested the film crew (French) and left the protestors on the railway line. Reckon the mining company had something to do with the arrests???. They probably didn't want the already tarnished reputation to be further tarnished in France. rather strange indeed. trespassing on a railway line? is that private property? I guess now they have less to worry about their reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, manarak said: rather strange indeed. trespassing on a railway line? is that private property? I guess now they have less to worry about their reputation. Yes, I believe so . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, tifino said: They would have made better use of their time filming saboteurs under a protest boat... Way too late for that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 https://rsf.org/fr/actualites/une-equipe-de-france-2-arretee-par-la-police-australienne "the link between our arrests and the restraining order is the corporation Adani which operates this mine, RSF was told by Hugo Clement. This morning, the police officers targeted us directly, they didn't want us to film the protest. And now they also forbade us to investigate the topic - that tells a lot about the influence of large private corporations." let's see if the otherwise oh so politically correct folks in the Australian government will see what's wrong here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 don't see too many of these folks protesting in China about their coal use - worst in the world but they get a pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 what do they want to achieve by filming. I'm a great believer in Jobs … jobe … jobs. If families don't have jobs then you have no economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, steven100 said: what do they want to achieve by filming. I'm a great believer in Jobs … jobe … jobs. If families don't have jobs then you have no economy. I'm a great believer in being responsible with our environment. Without green and friendly environment no life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, stevenl said: I'm a great believer in being responsible with our environment. Without green and friendly environment no life. so we stop all mining and progress, we stop export jobs ( thousands of jobs down the line ) we stop everything to save the hot, arid wasteland and generally hellhole out west to save a few hundred acres of trees or blue beaked kingfisher. just saying … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proboscis Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, rosst said: We have the rule of law in Australia and despite my opposition to Adani and its mine, the police have removed people who were trespassing, we will see what transpires in the court. You may note that we have very very few offenders or suspects shot by law enforcement. But arresting a film crew without warning them that they are "trespassing" if indeed they were? This is the sort of stuff you expect from a totalitarian state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, steven100 said: so we stop all mining and progress, we stop export jobs ( thousands of jobs down the line ) we stop everything to save the hot, arid wasteland and generally hellhole out west to save a few hundred acres of trees or blue beaked kingfisher. just saying … You're mentioning mining and progress in the same sentence. Progress can be achieved without mining, mining will not lead to progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, steven100 said: so we stop all mining and progress, we stop export jobs ( thousands of jobs down the line ) we stop everything to save the hot, arid wasteland and generally hellhole out west to save a few hundred acres of trees or blue beaked kingfisher. just saying … And who said anything about all mining? Stop making things up. And of course coal is filthy stuff and is just less filthy after the scrubbers get through with it. And the coal ash that remains is highly toxic. An attempt was made in Mississippi to build a truly "clean coal" plant as far as emissions go. I think 7 billion dollars later the plug was pulled on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, steven100 said: what do they want to achieve by filming. I'm a great believer in Jobs … jobe … jobs. If families don't have jobs then you have no economy. But u dont believe they can film the jobs jobs jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, steven100 said: so we stop all mining and progress, we stop export jobs ( thousands of jobs down the line ) we stop everything to save the hot, arid wasteland and generally hellhole out west to save a few hundred acres of trees or blue beaked kingfisher. just saying … Who said the film crew wanted it stopped. They werent protesting anything. They were filming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 16 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: Way too late for that one Delayed fuse... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 8:39 PM, Inn Between said: Seems rather fascist, doesn't it? Australia was very high up on my wish list of destinations to visit when I was a teenager (many years ago) but it's dropped right to the bottom as its attitude of freedom, sense of adventure and spirit of invention seems to be gone for the most part, suppressed by increasing nanny state governments over the past few decades. I really don't say that in criticism of Oz I'm sure it's a safe and lovely place to live, but it's just not the type of country that interests me. True. I left australia 6 years ago and best move I made. I only return for funerals. Overpriced, racist nany state. NZ is worth a look tho. Especially south island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 9:30 PM, from the home of CC said: don't see too many of these folks protesting in China about their coal use - worst in the world but they get a pass? Because they are in Australia as is the mine site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 5:17 PM, rosst said: We have the rule of law in Australia and despite my opposition to Adani and its mine, the police have removed people who were trespassing, we will see what transpires in the court. You may note that we have very very few offenders or suspects shot by law enforcement. They were arrested, but not charged warned not to go back I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 7 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: Because they are in Australia as is the mine site No, because they know if they went after the worlds worst emitter of green house gases they would have to pay a price, so they pick on countries who will slap their wrists and let them go. It's about optics, you tube likes and being viewed as heroes while not making an iota of difference, they're too afraid to confront the real perpetrators of the environmental crimes that affect the globe. Posers at best.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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