Police say group was planning ‘extreme forms’ of protest, activists say police actions were ‘insane overreach’
New South Wales police have defended their raid on a group of climate protesters in north-west Sydney on Sunday, alleging that the group was planning “extreme forms” of protest and acted aggressively towards officers.
On Sunday morning, police deployed in significant numbers to a property at Colo, in Sydney’s north-west, after a confrontation with Blockade Australia, a group that caused blockades at Port Botany, the city’s major port, in March.