Australia is hosting an international conference about mining, including coal mining, and threatens protesters with harsh punishments if they get in the way.

Thugs are visiting activists at home to threaten them personally. Here's an example: environmental activist Alister Ferguson.

The repressive law that has been applied to Ferguson was passed by the right-wing government that remains in power in New South Wales. How twisted it is to pin the label of "terrorists" on environment defenders instead of on coal miners.