Maritime road rage: windfarm protesters 'rock the boat' of Labor cruise

Updated August 11 2024 - 5:27pm, first published 5:00pm
Passengers said the dangerous driving and the wake it created put the 100-year-old vessel in danger.

An anti-wind farm protest has turned ugly in Port Stephens, as passengers on a Labor fundraising cruise claiming another boat intentionally tried to destabilise the 100-year-old ferry.

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Jamieson Murphy

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Newcastle Herald news director and business reporter. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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    1. Comment by Matthew Mooney.

      This is what happens when politicians don't listen and attempt to bully constituents. Shame on Labor! Imagine the uproar if this proposal was off the coast of Sydney!

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      • Comment by Sue Skuthorpe.

        This will not do their cause any favours.

        • Comment by Allan McCorquodale.

          That is a matter for the police.

          • Comment by Bill Ten.

            It would appear to me the Wangi Queen isn't fit for purpose or seaworthy.

            Is it in current survey for so many people ?

            Seems the boat has a lot in common with the labor party however. Outdated and on the verge of sinking.

            • Comment by Susan Bisegna.

              How do we know if the Labor politicians are telling the truth or lying? They seem to lie all the time.

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