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Thomas Kelsall

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sa rushes through tougher laws for climate protests - Caught on Camera

Premier Peter Malinauskas has backed an Opposition push to crackdown on protests that obstruct public places. Photo: InDaily

The South Australian parliament has rushed through a government bill to lift the fine for public obstruction from $750 to $50,000 or three months’ jail as it faces a wave of climate change protests in Adelaide.

The state opposition said early on Thursday it would introduce amendments to SA’s Summary Offences Act to increase the maximum penalty for obstructing a public place from $750 to $50,000, or three months prison.

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