Police confront protesters outside Parliament House in Wellington. (Image: ABC)

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Kiwis lose patience with anti-vaxxers - pepper spray used in arrests

Police have lost patience with an anti-vaccine occupation outside New Zealand’s parliament, using serious force and making mass arrests in an effort to end the protest.

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Miners claim taxpayers are losing millions from coal protests

The protests stopping coal trains in central Queensland had a potential cost of $3.4 million a day, according to the Queensland Resources Council.

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Activists or outlaws: Industry tells courts to get tough but protestors dig in

The mining industry has called for the courts to crack down on activists after Adani’s subsidiary released damaging video last week of activist behaviour near the mine site.

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Government rejects Adani's claim of go-soft strategy for activists

The State Government has batted away complaints that both it and the Queensland Police had a “go-soft” approach to anti-Adani activists.

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Adani thumbs its nose at activists, says they're too late to stop 'first coal'

Adani subsidiary Bravus has told activists if they wanted to stop its first coal exports from Carmichael mine they were too late.