Australia detains French TV crew filming anti-coal protest 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersMELBOURNE – A French television reporter and his crew were arrested on Monday while filming protesters blockading a coal port in Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland. Reporter Hugo Clément and his television crew were filming an environmental documentary for France 2, said Frontline Action on Coal, the group leading the protest at the port against India’s Adani Enterprises, which is digging a coal mine in Queensland. Clement and his crew have been released on bail and are due to appear at the state’s Bowen magistrates’ court on Sept. 3. Adani, owner of the coal port, said it was aware of the protest but had no comment on any arrests.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 22, 2019 06:22 UTC