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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jeff Sparrow

As resistance grows to the fossil fuel regime, laws are springing up everywhere to suppress climate activists

An Extinction Rebellion activist is removed by police officers during a climate crisis protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia in October 2021.
An Extinction Rebellion activist is removed by police officers during a climate protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia in October 2021. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

The climate crisis accelerates. Anti-protest laws proliferate.

These developments are not unrelated.

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