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A 71-year-old doctor avoided jail after pleading guilty to disrupting Australia’s largest coal port in a 2025 climate protest.
A 71-year-old retired doctor, Alicia Polakiewicz, avoided a criminal conviction after pleading guilty to disrupting Newcastle Harbour, Australia’s largest coal port, during a 2025 climate protest.
She kayaked into the shipping channel for 19 minutes as part of the People’s Blockade organized by Rising Tide, one of 141 people arrested.
Magistrate Robert Stone imposed a 12-month good behaviour order, citing the protest’s moral motivation and Polakiewicz’s strong community record, while affirming the need to uphold the law.
The protest demanded an end to coal exports by 2030 and greater climate action.
Police acknowledged the strain on resources but supported the non-conviction outcome.
Un médico de 71 años evitó la cárcel después de declararse culpable de perturbar el mayor puerto de carbón de Australia en una protesta climática de 2025.