LNP MP Keith Pitt says organisers of the climate protest in Newcastle last week, Rising Tide Australia, should change their name to “Plastic Lovers Australia”.
Mr Pitt’s remarks come after last week, a group of climate activists gathered at the Port of Newcastle in an effort to block coal-carrying ships from entering New South Wales’ major seaport.
An estimated 3,000 activists spent 30 hours on the water in what was one of the largest climate protests in Australia’s history.
“They’re stopping Australia’s export industry – the biggest one in the country,” Mr Pitt told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“That employs tens of thousands of people and continues to knock around our reputation.”
