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Big Nobs at Westpac dinner interrupted for 90 minutes by anti Adani protestors

This Guy Ruined A Fancy Banking Dinner To Protest Australia’s Largest Coal Mine
‘A protester managed to interrupt Westpac’s black tie birthday party by chaining himself to the venue.’ https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/this-guy-ruined-a-fancy-banking-dinner-to-protest?utm_term=.xxjrnM7p4q~ Rob Stott  rob.stott@buzzfeed.com‘, 9 April 2017:

‘Australia’s high flying chief executives and politicians sat down at Westpac’s black tie,
200th birthday gala dinner on Saturday night, expecting a normal evening for the rich and powerful.’ 

“Instead guests including federal treasurer Scott Morrison, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, former Westpac chief Gail Kelly and former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh were greeted by a throng of protesters outside the event at Carriageworks in Redfern, angrily denouncing Westpac for not distancing itself from the proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee basin.

“One of the protesters, 41-year-old Shaun Murray from Newtown, was able to climb some scaffolding and chain himself to the building, interrupting the dinner for 90 minutes. … ”

“NSW police confirmed to BuzzFeed News that a 41-year-old man was charged with entering closed lands. He was granted bail and will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on May 8.”

April 10, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News