Laura Davy, who travelled from Tasmania to take part in a protest at a coal terminal, will appeal prison sentence
Laura Davy, 21, has been sentenced to three months in jail after taking part in protests at a Newcastle coal terminal.Laura Davy, 21, has been sentenced to three months in jail after taking part in protests at a Newcastle coal terminal.A 21-year-old woman who secured herself to a piece of machinery during a climate protest at a Newcastle coal terminal has been sentenced for to three months in prison.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Brad Homewood, a spokesperson for Blockade Australia, said it was the harshest penalty faced by the protesters so far, with most of the 30 arrested so far facing fines between $750 to $1,500. In December last year, the NSW supreme court found some sub-sections of the section of the Crimes Act that prohibits causing damage or serious disruption to a “major facility” in NSWOn Monday a 32-year-old suspended themselves 10m above a railway line, and according to Blockade Australia, blocked trains from passing through for five hours.
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