'Valuable contributors to society' escape conviction for blocking world's largest port
'Valuable contributors to society' escape conviction for blocking world's largest port
www.abc.net.au 'Valuable contributors to society' escape conviction for blocking world's largest port
A NSW magistrate says climate protesters who stopped coal ships during a blockade of the Port of Newcastle in 2023 acted out of "genuine" concern for the environment.
Key points:
- Ninety-nine demonstrators were listed at Newcastle Local Court today over the November Newcastle protest
- The action stopped exports of coal from the Port of Newcastle, the largest coal port in the world
- Magistrate Stephen Olischlager says protesters had acted out of genuine concern for the environment
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Nice to see a judge with a heart
Magistrate Stephen Olischlager: "[This was] not selfishly motivated".
Unlike the anti-lockdown protests.