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‘Whatever it takes’: the activists who risk prison to shatter Australia’s climate complacency

Protesters are taking increasingly extreme action to highlight ecological collapse – and new, more draconian laws are failing to stop them

The Guardian - AU

Climate protester banned from Newcastle as blockades cause chaos

Climate activists face court after blockades halt Hunter port.

Newcastle Herald

NSW push to stop climate protesters livestreaming on Facebook labelled ‘profoundly anti-democratic’

Premier Chris Minns claims climate activists such as Blockade Australia are endangering lives by streaming protest actions

The Guardian - AU

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Protesters charged following fourth Hunter coal chain protest in a week

Both were taken to Singleton police station.

Newcastle Herald

Protester who glued herself to coal loader put others at risk: court

It's the third day of action by climate activists targeting the port.

Newcastle Herald

Kooragang protester who allegedly dangled over rail line granted bail

A climate activist who allegedly dangled from a rail bridge at Kooragang has been given bail with strict conditions.

Newcastle Herald

Traffic chaos as climate protesters take it up a level

Brisbane traffic has been thrown into chaos as climate activists take their protests to the street, with the public warned to brace for rolling national action.

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Blockade Australia protest action at coal ports

A woman has suspended herself from a rail bridge at Newcastle coal port to protest climate change inaction, as protests also occur in Melbourne and Brisbane.

The New Daily

Blockade Australia protests target three coal ports

Three Blockade Australia climate protesters have been arrested after attaching themselves to structures at coal ports in Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne.

AAP

Blockade Australia climate activist handed 'rap on knuckles' over Port Botany protest

A magistrate has let a Blockade Australia activist off with a "rap on the knuckle" for a protest on a major freight line in Sydney's Port Botany.

ABC News

Climate activist spared jail over blockade

A climate protester who suspended himself over a rail line at a Sydney port has been convicted and fined but will not spend any time behind bars.

AAP

At least a dozen climate activists face jail time under NSW laws used to lock up Violet Coco

Exclusive: A string of protesters linked to Blockade Australia have been charged under the legislation

The Guardian - AU

Strict anti-protest laws may have encouraged mining conference to move from Melbourne to Sydney

Legal observers also say police in the eastern states have been visiting the homes of climate activists in the leadup to the conference

The Guardian - AU

Toole sticks by protester 'pest' comments

The NSW deputy premier was involved in a fiery exchange with a Greens MP who called climate activists "peaceful protesters", a label he called "hogwash".

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Blockade Australia shut down Sydney with climate change protests. Now they're fighting arrests in court

Elizabeth is a retired Melbourne university administrator and researcher, and a grandmother too. Despite being on strict bail conditions waiting for her day in court, her resolve is unwavering.

AAP

Climate protesters ordered to leave NSW

Two activists who were arrested at a rural property northwest of Sydney have been released on bail and ordered to leave the state.

AAP

NSW anti-protest laws excessive: Amnesty

Laws targeting protesters in NSW have been criticised as excessive by human rights groups ahead of bail hearings for two accused demonstrators jailed for weeks.

AAP

Amnesty criticises NSW protest laws

NSW's new protest laws erode people's right to fight for human rights and climate action, Amnesty International says.

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Blockade Australia end NSW protests

Blockade Australia climate activists say they are ending their disruption efforts, vowing to "wait until next time when we are bigger and stronger".

The Conversation

‘Draconian and undemocratic’: why criminalising climate protesters in Australia doesn't actually work

A man who drove through a climate protest blocking the Harbour Tunnel this week has copped a A$469 fine, while multiple members of the activist group were arrested. The protest was among a series of peak hour rallies in Sydney by Blockade Australia, in an effort to stop “the cogs…

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The Project Hosts Really Called A Climate Protestor From Flood-Ravaged Lismore ‘Privileged’

"People find you to be extremely divisive."

The Guardian - AU

Does blocking the Sydney harbour tunnel actually help the climate cause?

We can question tactics but climate activists can win over allies by convincing audiences that action is important, urgent and beneficial

ABC News

Sydney news: Upper House inquiry to investigate the recruitment process of John Barilaro's New York role

MORNING BRIEFING: A parliamentary inquiry into the appointment of former New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro as the state's trade commissioner to the US will begin today.

The New Daily

Blockade Australia intends to take climate action protests nationwide

Blockade Australia, the climate action group behind this week's Sydney CBD protests, has revealed it eventually intends to take its protests nationwide.

AAP

Blockade Australia protesters in court

Several Blockade Australia activists, including one who filmed herself locked to a steering wheel blocking Sydney's harbour tunnel, have been granted bail.

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