Rising Tide, rising backlog. Coal protests too big for Zero Tolerance, police & courts
A total of 156 people were arrested during the Rising Tide protests, which closed the world’s biggest coal port at Newcastle. Wendy Bacon was one of them.
Climate Protests
Climate protesters arrested outside Parliament, banned from the grounds
Hundreds of climate protestors disrupted the last sitting week of the Federal Parliament on Wednesday, with 24 of them arrested, two spent the night in custody, the rest released on condition they stay away for two years. Wendy Bacon reports.
Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’
Despite draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours, 170 protestors were charged and climate demonstrations will continue. Wendy Bacon reports.
Rising Tide climate ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling
The NSW Supreme Court has issued orders prohibiting a major climate protest that would blockade ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle for 30 hours. Despite the court ruling, Wendy Bacon reports that the protest will still go ahead.
Peaceful coal port protesters prosecuted like bikie gang on bail
Sixteen Rising Tide protesters who were arrested in a peaceful blockade of Newcastle Coal Port on Sunday were held in custody until they agreed to oppressive and unclear bail conditions. Wendy Bacon reports.
The price of peaceful protest: 109 arrests, but the Newcastle Port blockade will be on again
The blockade of Australia’s biggest coal port Newcastle by climate protestors over the weekend resulted in 109 arrests. Wendy Bacon speaks with those arrested about the price of peaceful protest.
Coal from Newcastle. The port blockade that aims to stop it.
Climate activist group Rising Tide has vowed to stage the largest civil disobedience action in Australia’s history by stopping coal ships leaving or entering Newcastle Port for 30 hours. Wendy Bacon reports.
Draconian: South Australia just topped NSW, Tas, Victoria, Queensland with new laws penalising peaceful protesters
A bill introducing harsh penalties and extending the scope of a law applying to those who obstruct public places has been passed after an all-night sitting by the South Australian Legislative Council this week. Veteran investigative journalist (herself twice imprisoned for free speech) Wendy Bacon reports.
Bad habits live on: NSW Police admit to false allegation against protesters