Anti-Adani convoy grabs huge support in Sydney

Hundreds of people joined an anti-Adani rally in Sydney as part of a convoy - led by conservationist Bob Brown - protesting against the Queensland coalmine.

Hundreds of people joined an anti-Adani rally in Sydney as part of a convoy protesting against the Queensland coalmine, Parramatta Park, Sydney, Saturday, April 20, 2019. (AAP Image/Jeremy Piper) NO ARCHIVING

Hundreds of people joined an anti-Adani rally in Sydney. Source: AAP

Up to one thousand people have joined an anti-Adani rally in Sydney's west as part of a convoy travelling north to protest against the proposed Queensland coalmine.

The convoy, spearheaded by veteran conservationist Bob Brown, includes electric vehicles and 180 cars which stopped in Parramatta in Sydney's west on Saturday as part of its two-week campaign up Australia's east coast.

The Parramatta rally was attended by up to one thousand people ahead of the convoy's journey north to Coffs Harbour.

Mr Brown said the campaign had received a huge amount of support since it departed Tasmania on Wednesday.

The Greens party founder hopes the convoy will turn the upcoming federal election into a referendum on the Carmichael coal mine.

"People can decide whether they vote for Adani or for a renewable, clean future," Mr Brown told AAP on Saturday.

"It's a test whether humans can use their God-given brains to move to renewables."
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Greens leader Richard Di Natale is seen during an anti-Adani rally in Sydney.
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The former Greens leader believes the climate will feature heavily on voters' minds when they head to the polls on 18 May given there's been a rise of interest in the issue.

"It's a resurgence that I haven't seen since the 80s," he said.

He insists people are appalled at the lack of action on climate change and urged voters to consider the future of the planet for the next generations.
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Traditional landowner Adrian Burrabugga.
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