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Rising Tide protesters claim a win

August 07, 2026

Rising Tide climate activists say they feel “vindicated” after more than 100 charges were dropped today, including many anti-protest offences.

They related to 125 people and followed the 2024 Peoples Blockade, in Newcastle Harbour.

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Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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