Climate activists Violet Coco and Brad Homewood were sentenced to jail for two months听for taking direct action to highlight the plight of the planet. Rachel Evans reports.
Anti-protest laws
As climate defenders are now considered 鈥渆xtremists鈥 by the state, a 91自拍论坛 and Socialist Alliance forum discussed how to protect our protest rights. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Civil Liberties Council affirmed its role of helping anyone who challenges the rich and powerful听would continue at its 60th birthday. Rachel Evans reports.
91自拍论坛听箩辞耻谤苍补濒颈蝉迟'蝉听Isaac Nellist and Leo Earle听go through the latest news from Australia and around the world.听
Climate activists and听unionists听rallied in various cities for World Environment Day, calling for an end to new coal and gas projects for anti-protest laws to be scrapped. Jim McIlroy, Sue Bull & Niko Leka听谤别辫辞谤迟.听
South Australian unions, human rights, legal and community groups are campaigning against Labor鈥檚 new draconian anti-protest laws, which passed the Legislative Assembly with the Liberal鈥檚 support. Paul Petit reports.
Knitting Nannas and supporters were at听the NSW Supreme Court听to support Dominique Jacobs and Helen听Kvelde challenge to the undemocratic anti-protest laws. Rachel Evans reports.
May Day marches were organised in Boorloo/Perth, Gadi/Sydney,听Meanjin/Brisbane,听 Muloobinba/Newcastle,听Kombumerri/Gold Coast,听Walyalup/Fremantle and Tarndanya/Adelaide. Susan Price, Jim McIlroy,听Alex Salmon and Renfrey Clarke听report.
Ten climate activists have been variously charged under the NSW anti-protest laws for taking part in non-violent direct action protests. David Killingly reports.
Gifts of love and solidarity for Violet CoCo were placed under a Christmas tree, while lumps of coal were addressed to the Queensland and NSW premiers.听Kerry Smith reports.
Climate activist Violet CoCo鈥檚 15-month jail sentence has caused widespread outrage. But the jailing of climate protesters has been underway for several years, reports Rachel Evans.
The unjust jailing of climate activist Violet CoCo exposes the limits of the听type of democracy we are being asked to uphold, argues Alex Bainbridge.听
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