Activists face prison time after Woodside gas rig stunt
Key points
- Two activists have been charged after scaling a floating platform at Woodside's Scarborough gas site off Western Australia. The men spent a night on the platform on Saturday, protesting what they say are environmental threats to the nearby Scott Reef.
- Police removed them and they face a charge of interfering with offshore petroleum operations, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment. They are due in the Karratha Magistrates Court on Monday.
- Greenpeace says the protest was safe and peaceful, while Woodside calls it dangerous, reckless and illegal.
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