Throw the Book at Climate Activists: Perrottet

Police officers detain a protestor during a rally in Sydney. Climate activist group Blockade Australia stage a protest in Sydney, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. AAP Image/Flavio Brancaleone

The 15-month jail term for a climate activist who blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge is “pleasing to see”, says New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet, as activists rallied around the country in support of the protester.

Deanna “Violet” Maree Coco was sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday for blocking peak-hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in April.