Australia’s Pro-Coal Leader Signals War on Climate Activism
- Morrison considers legislation to stymie wave of activism
- Battlelines drawn between environmental protesters, government
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Radical. Extreme. Anarchists: Scott Morrison’s choice of language Friday made it clear how he views some environmental protesters. Now the Australian prime minister is signaling he will legislate to stymie what he says is their threat to commercial decisions and the economy.
Morrison said his conservative government is considering how it can ban activists from pressuring companies not to do business with the mining industry and other sectors with a large carbon footprint.