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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Anna Falkenmire

Coal protester's prison sentence overturned, fine slashed on appeal

Laura Davy, 21, was initially sentenced to three months in jail for securing herself to a coal reclaimer as part of an environmental protest in July. Picture by Blockade Australia

A CLIMATE protester has had her jail sentence overturned and her fine slashed on appeal after she was arrested during Blockade Australia action in the Hunter.

Laura Davy, a 21-year-old woman from Tasmania, faced a hearing in Newcastle District Court on Monday.

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