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flag A 71-year-old doctor avoided jail after pleading guilty to disrupting Australia’s largest coal port in a 2025 climate protest.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag The protest demanded an end to coal exports by 2030 and greater climate action. flag Police acknowledged the strain on resources but supported the non-conviction outcome.

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