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title: Climate activist commended by magistrate after protesting Woodside’s Burrup Hub
description: An environmental activist has been convicted and fined after spray painting a Perth police station protesting Woodside's proposed Burrup Hub project.
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# Climate activist commended by magistrate after protesting Woodside’s Burrup Hub
Friday, 5 May 2023
An environmental activist has been convicted and fined after spray painting a Perth police station with four yellow Woodside energy logos protesting the proposed Burrup Hub project. Magistrate Matthew Walton commended Deanna “Violet” Coco for her strong personal beliefs however cautioned her against taking activist actions in the future that break the law
Fossil Fuel giant Buru Energy is seeking to push ahead with plans to establish a floating liquefied natural gas facility anchored off the Kimberly Coast after a pre-feasibility study found it could be a timely and cost-effective way to process and export the resource from the Canning Basin. It comes ten years after activists and traditional owners blocked Woodside’s James Price project.
And, New South Wales faces a “momentous task” to decarbonise its electricity sector and will need to accelerate the state’s transition to renewables says new energy minister Penny Sharpe. Four of NSW’s five coal-fired power plants are scheduled to retire over the next 11 years in a state that sources 70% of its energy from non-renewable sources.
Top stories:
[Magistrate commends activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco for ‘noble’ beliefs but says she went too far](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/04/deanna-violet-coco-to-face-court-after-allegedly-spray-painting-woodside-logo-on-perth-police-station)
A magistrate has commended high-profile New South Wales environmental activist Deanna “Violet” Coco but said she had gone “too far” by defacing a Perth police station after she admitted spray painting four yellow Woodside Energy logos on the front windows of the Perth police centre a day earlier.
[Buru Energy investigates potential for floating liquefied natural gas facility in the Kimberley](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/buru-investigate-floating-liquefied-natural-gas-kimberley/102292354)
Ten years after a conflict between traditional owner groups and an international mining company in the Kimberley, an oil and gas giant is looking into establishing a floating liquefied natural gas facility in the region.
Labour[warns NSW facing a ‘momentous task’ in transition to renewables](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/04/labor-warns-nsw-facing-a-momentous-task-in-transition-to-renewables)
New Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says New South Wales will need to decarbonise its electricity sector at a faster rate in the transition to renewables.
[Tallawarra B power station to transition from natural gas to 5 per cent hydrogen mix by 2025](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/energyaustralia-tallawarra-b-power-station-gas-hydrogen-blend/102298248)
The shift to hydrogen-fuelled power plants is about to begin in Australia, with the Illawarra's Tallawarra B gas-fired power to open later this year — transitioning to a 5 per cent hydrogen blend by 2025.
[Trucking industry calls for national zero emission strategy](https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/pm/trucking-industry-calls-for-zero-emission-strategy-/102305510)
Heavy vehicles weren't included in the federal government's National Electric Vehicle Strategy launched last week. So several peak groups are joining forces to call for a National Zero Emission Truck Strategy to help cut Australia's transport emissions.
[Critics dispute NT government's claim it met all Pepper Inquiry promises before approving fracking](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/nt-beetaloo-analysts-question-pepper-inquiry-progress/102299456)
The Northern Territory's independent regulator has disputed a claim that the government met all the recommendations of a major inquiry before approving fracking.
[Palaeontologists uncover mystery of marsupial lion bones in Wellington Caves excavation](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/palaeontologists-uncover-marsupial-lion-bones-wellington-caves/102291726)
Palaeontologists have solved a 200-year-old mystery about how the bones of ancient marsupial lions ended up inside the Wellington Caves of central western New South Wales.
[Massive AI project reveals extent of wildlife recovery in bushfire-ravaged region as 7m images captured](https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/massive-ai-project-reveals-extent-of-wildlife-recovery-in-bushfireravaged-region-as-7m-images-captured/news-story/58cf24268a2f3874eb7cba30b8621038#:~:text=A%20massive%20AI%20project%20which,since%20the%20Black%20Summer%20Bushfires.)
More than 7m photos were taken during the Eyes on Recovery project – one of Australia’s largest sensor camera projects – from regions affected by the Black Summer bushfires over 2019-20.
[Government poised to tap $3b more from fossil fuel super profits](https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/government-poised-to-tap-3b-more-from-fossil-fuel-super-profits-20230502-p5d50r.html)
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to raise billions of dollars more in taxes from offshore oil and gas companies to spend on the cost-of-living crisis, as the energy industry makes windfall profits from record fossil fuel prices fanned by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
[Bob Brown Foundation not giving up over Tarkine roadblock fight against mining company MMG](https://app.meltwater.com/mwTransition?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Ftasmania%2Fbob-brown-foundation-not-giving-up-over-tarkine-roadblock-fight-against-mining-company-mmg%2Fnews-story%2F2bbd44ab0eeeea429e38c7a7caa1c44c&urlCategories=newsLtd&analytics=false&documentId=OEvWDwG0G119udVnPzJQZzauk-Q&transitionToken=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJob3N0bmFtZSI6Ind3dy5kYWlseXRlbGVncmFwaC5jb20uYXUifQ.z0YhcXM_Zyjb0qtjIO66Mlwb8gsobb4M8b208Mf6m27A1cIREoPU2v9gAw9d_B2w8EHsaiHI-84i65CXpP9-lw)
The Bob Brown Foundation has lodged an appeal in the court battle over a Tarkine lease granted to Chinese mining company MMG.
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