Perth / Western Australia

I'm causing climate change. You're causing climate change. We are all causing climate change.

Woodside could go away tomorrow and it would not make a sliver of difference to climate change. Whatever Woodside is doing would be taken up by another company and we'd all continue to go about our day.

No surprise that a judge would work to reify the legal abstractions used to insulate powerful people from their own actions.

Um, This is a very clear case of trespass and intent for criminal damage. You're talking like they got 30 year prison sentences.

"Emil Davey, 24, and Matilda Lane-Rose, 20, were given $2,000 fines, while their co-accused Jesse Noakes, 36, was fined $2,500 at their sentencing hearing at the Perth Magistrates Court on Monday."

Given that supporters are paying these fines, there are essentially no personal consequences to the protestors. What's the issue, here? This judgement is very middle of the lane for the crime committed.