Victoria passes laws raising penalties for environmental protesters at logging sites
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#6250G)
Despite pleas from unions and the Greens, the bill easily passed upper house after Coalition sided with Labor
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New laws to crack down on protests at Victorian logging sites have been pushed through state parliament despite an 11th-hour push from unions.
The Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022 passed Victoria's upper house on Thursday evening, with the final vote count 30 to five after Labor and the coalition joined forces.
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