Climate activists to plead not guilty en masse under NSW’s controversial anti-protest laws
by Jordyn Beazley from World news | The Guardian on (#6VZE6)
Rising Tide campaigners were arrested at Newcastle's coal port in late 2024 after using kayaks and rafts to protest at facility
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More than 100 climate protesters will plead not guilty to offences under New South Wales's controversial anti-protest laws, with campaigners claiming it could become the largest climate protest defence case in Australia.
Last year, 173 people were arrested after they allegedly entered the Port of Newcastle on kayaks and rafts to blockade the coal port - the largest in the world.
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