Police drop charges against 125 Rising Tide protesters two years after Newcastle port blockade

The climate change activists faced up to two years in prison if convicted over blockade of world’s largest coal port Police have dropped charges against more than 100 protesters two years after they blockaded the port of Newcastle as part of one of Australia’s largest climate protests. In the Newcastle local court on Friday, the police prosecutor withdrew charges against 125 protesters. Legal group Climate Defenders Australia, which is representing the bulk of the protesters, said it had…