Lord Mayor who backed climate protesters has no regrets after 170 arrests
He's the Lord Mayor who defied police and the NSW Supreme Court to back climate protesters, confident there'd be no dramas.
Instead the activists shut down a port, and 170 of them were arrested.
The police said no, the Supreme Court said no - but the new Lord Mayor of Newcastle allowed the weekend-long protest to happen on council land, and even put in the portaloos.
He's the Lord Mayor who defied police and the NSW Supreme Court to back climate protesters, confident there'd be no dramas.Instead the activists shut down a port, and 170 of them were arrested. Nine
Despite the arrests, Dr Ross Kerridge, who has only been in the job for six weeks, has no regrets. Nine
Despite the arrests, Dr Ross Kerridge, who has only been in the job for six weeks, has no regrets.
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