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Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

REVEALED: Melbourne activist can t rely on evidence from climate experts to defend protest charges court finds | Vintage Vibes

Melbourne Extinction Extinction Rebellion Matthew Fisher
An Extinction Rebellion protester outside the Magistrates Court of Victoria
A member of Extinction Rebellion protests outside Melbourne’s magistrates court where a fellow protester faces charges. Photograph: Nino Bucci/The Guardian

A climate activist cannot rely on evidence from experts in global heating and civil disobedience to beat charges after a protest outside a Melbourne fuel depot, a magistrate has found.

Brad Homewood, 52, was charged with four offences relating to a 2021 Extinction Rebellion protest at an Exxon/Mobil depot in Spotswood.

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