Activists say they're being labelled as threats to public safety to justify heavy-handed policing.
Emma Sangalli's heart still stops every time she sees a police car."It's hard not to believe that you're a criminal, that you're deserving of this," the Australian climate activist says.Her alleged crime - helping to flood a global fossil fuel giant's office with non-toxic gas.
The activist has been involved with two climate protest groups - the global Extinction Rebellion, and the more local Disrupt Burrup Hub, which campaigns against fossil fuel projects on the state's Burrup Peninsula. But Disrupt Burrup maintains their protest stunt was carried out safely and was a necessary action against one of Australia's most powerful polluters.Western Australia is a resource-rich state built on mining revenue, particularly iron ore, oil and gas.
Access to ministers, timing of political donations and movement of mining executives into watchdogs, have all been cited as examples - including three former Woodside employees who chaired the advisory board of Australia's offshore oil and gas regulator.Woodside's gas facilities on the Burrup Peninsula are some of Australia's largest emitting projects
The state government has routinely dismissed such claims, denying any influence. In response to the BBC's questions, it said it is "committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050". The solicitor - who defends environmental activists - says her clients are increasingly being referred to as "extremists" in court documents.
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