WA news LIVE: WA Greens staffer the latest to be banned from Land Forces expo

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Matilda Lane-Rose, a WA Greens staffer involved in climate activism, has been banned from the upcoming Land Forces defence expo in Perth after being fined $2000 for attempting to chain herself to Meg O’Neill’s gate and throwing paint at her home last year. Lane-Rose was arrested alongside other activists who were filmed by an ABC Four Corners crew while planning and executing their protest against O’Neill, the former Woodside boss, in 2023.

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A WA Greens staffer named Matilda Lane-Rose was among several activists banned from the Land Forces defence expo at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next week. Lane-Rose had previously been fined $2000 for attempting a protest, which included trying to chain herself to a gate outside former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill’s home in 2023. The incident was captured on CCTV and filmed by an ABC Four Corners crew working on a story about climate activism. Lane-Rose, along with co-accused Jesse Noakes, Gerard Mazza, and Emil Davey, pleaded guilty to attempted trespass and attempted unlawful damage at Perth Magistrates Court last year.

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“The articles describe different stages or aspects of the Land Forces defence expo in Perth, not the same specific incident.”

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“The articles describe different points in time regarding the ban on Matilda Lane-Rose from entering the Land Forces Expo security area; Article A reports the initial ban, while Article B reports that the ban has been overturned.”

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“The articles describe different aspects of the broader situation around police bans at the Land Forces Expo; Article A discusses the general policy and multiple individuals banned, while Article B focuses on a specific WA Greens staffer's ban.”

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“While both articles discuss bans on activists from entering the Land Forces expo, Article A focuses on fines and arrests of activists in a previous protest attempt, whereas Article B discusses plans for legal action against current bans imposed by police.”

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“Article A reports on Matilda Lane-Rose's ban from the Land Forces expo, while Article B discusses the overturning of that ban after legal threats.”

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A WA Greens staffer who was fined over a foiled protest at the home of former Woodside boss Meg O’Neill is among the activists to have been banned from the Land Forces defence expo that is set to take over the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next week. asserted

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Matilda Lane-Rose was fined $2000 and granted a spent conviction last year after being arrested alongside other Disrupt Burrup Hub activists as they attempted to chain themselves to a gate and throw paint on O’Neill’s western suburbs home in 2023. asserted

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The arrest was filmed by an ABC Four Corners crew, which was working on a story about climate activism, and Perth Magistrates Court heard the activists had been captured on CCTV scoping out the home 72 hours before their planned protest. asserted

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Lane-Rose, alongside co-accused Jesse Noakes, Gerard Mazza and Emil Davey, all pleaded guilty to attempted trespass and attempted unlawful damage. asserted

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WA news LIVE: WA Greens staffer the latest to be banned from Land Forces expo

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