A group of protesters who have targeted Western Australian-based energy giant Woodside have fronted a Perth court after their activism allegedly breached the law. Disrupt Burrup Hub members Jessie Noakes, Gerard Mazza, Matilda Lane-Rose and Emil Davey all appeared before Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with conspiracy to commitContinue Reading
The ABC has denied one of its camera crews was working with a group of “extremist” climate protesters who were charged after storming the Perth home of Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill on Tuesday. WA Police charged four people from the activist group Disrupt Burrup Hub over the incident atContinue Reading
A protester has been arrested by police after allegedly forcing the evacuation of Woodside Energy’s Perth office building by setting off a “stench bomb”. Musician Kristen Morrissey walked into the Woodside building on Mount St about at 10am Thursday and allegedly set off a device which spewed “safe, non-toxic ethylContinue Reading
A pitch invader and anti-Woodside protester, who briefly disrupted an AFL game in Perth at the weekend, won’t be facing any criminal charges. Western Australia Police has slapped Emil Davey with a $500 infringement, which is not recorded as a criminal matter, after he jumped onto the Optus Stadium fieldContinue Reading
The Australian archaeologist, held captive by armed gunmen for more than a week in the Papua New Guinea wilderness, has been released. Professor Bryce Barker, along with colleagues Cathy Alex, Jemina Haro, and PhD student Teppsy Beni, were taken hostage in highlands near Mount Bosavi while conducting field work. PNGContinue Reading
A major energy company has again been targeted by activists opposed to a massive gas project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. About 9.30am Monday, lead singer of Perth punk band Last Quokka, Trent Rojahn, used a fire extinguisher charged with bright yellow paint to blast the ground floor windows ofContinue Reading
A 134-year-old piece of Australian art history has been defaced in a protest against one of the nation’s largest energy companies. Frederick McCubbin’s ‘Down on His Luck’ was targeted by two protesters at the Art Gallery of Western Australia on Thursday. Ceramic artist and illustrator Joana Partyka held a stencilContinue Reading