15 months in jail after a climate protest

Up to 15 months in jail, with a minimum non-parole period of 8 months – that’s the sentence that a climate protester was handed recently in NSW. It caused widespread alarm from human rights and civil liberties groups, and it heralds a new era in sentencing as anti-protest laws are passed around the country. But will this sentence change the tactics of the climate action movement? Or will it open the door to re-examine these new protest laws? Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Royce Kurmelovs on the jailing of Deanna “Violet” Coco and how governments are trying to outlaw disruption. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: Contributor for The Saturday Paper , Royce Kurmelovs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.