About Liam

Liam Ellis has been involved with climate activism for three years. He has previously worked on the ongoing Repower Port Augusta campaign, and has since moved on to join the Leard Blockade. After this current effort, he hopes to move on to broader anti-racist causes.

Website: http://frontlineaction.org

Leard Blockade – Maules Creek coal mine

A few months ago, I left my home in Adelaide and travelled up to Maules Creek, New South Wales. I’ve never been much of a wanderer, but when I heard that Whitehaven was working on the largest coal mine currently under construction in Australia in the middle of the Leard State Forest, I realised that things were pretty serious.

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