Climate activists to fight conspiracy charges over protest outside home of Woodside boss

Jesse Noakes, 34, Emil Davey, 21 and Matilda Lane-Rose, 19, pleaded not guilty in Perth magistrates court to conspiracy to commit criminal damage

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A group of climate activists will fight conspiracy charges stemming from a protest outside the Woodside Energy boss’s family home.

Jesse Noakes, 34, Emil Davey, 21 and Matilda Lane-Rose, 19, pleaded not guilty in Perth magistrates court on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

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