"Cant eat coal - cant drink gas" Sydney pre-election rally

Heavy rain didn't stop over 1000 anti-coal mining and coal seam gas activists from around New South Wales have holding a protest in Sydney on March 20th in the build up to the NSW state election. The rally was organised by the "Lock the Gate" Alliance which is urging the state government and opposition to introduce stricter controls on the industry were farmers and environmental groups. Dozens of protestors arrived on buses from the Hunter Valley and mid-north coast.
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