More than 20 arrested as activists clash with police outside Melbourne mining convention

Climate activists from 11 different groups are trying to stop an international mining conference from going ahead in Melbourne.

Environmental protesters clash with Police outside the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre in Melbourne. Source: AAP

More than 20 people have been arrested after climate activists gathered outside an international mining convention clashed with police as they called for mining to be "shut down".

On Tuesday, protesters from 11 different groups met outside the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 6am, blocking the entrance in an attempt to stop the conference going ahead.

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