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Rising Tide 7 win! Giants’ compo claim fails on technicality

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 5:45pm

Statement from Rising Tide 7: Magistrate Elaine Truscott has today (March 3rd) dismissed a $525,000 victims compensation claim brought against 7 climate change protesters on behalf of Port Waratah Coal Services in Newcastle Local court. We are relieved that the claim was rejected but have our concerns that the Magistrate’s decision was based on insufficient evidence, rather than rejecting it as an abuse of NSW Victims Compensation laws.

Geography: 
Newcastle
Keywords: 
climate change
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Clive Hamilton and David Shoebridge to support Rising Tide 7 - Trial this week

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 27/01/2011 - 10:00am

Rising Tide Newcastle: MEDIA ALERT Clive Hamilton, the founding director of the Australia Institute, will join Rising Tide and Greens MP David Shoebridge in a panel of speakers in Newcastle this Friday, January 28 to support the seven climate activists being pursued for $525 000 in ‘victims’ compensation’ by Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS). The defendants will be in court on Monday January 31st and Thursday February 3rd in Newcastle.

Geography: 
New South Wales
Keywords: 
climate change
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