Australian police detain two Greenpeace protesters on Woodside gas platform
Australian authorities have taken two Greenpeace activists into custody after they scaled a gas platform off Western Australia to protest potential environmental risks.
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Australian Border Force officers have removed two environmental activists from an offshore drilling rig operated by Woodside, according to the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail, ABC News, Oz Arab Media, and Medianet News Hub all reported that two people were taken into custody following the protest at the gas platform. [1][2][3][4]
The Daily Mail reported that the Greenpeace activists scaled the 70,000-tonne floating platform at Woodside's Scarborough gas site on Sunday. The site is located 375 kilometres off the coast of Karratha in Western Australia. [1]
Medianet News Hub reported that the activists spent their first night on the platform, while the Daily Mail stated that the pair gained access around 5:45 am on Saturday. The protesters stayed overnight before officers removed them from the platform. [1][4]
The activists demonstrated against perceived environmental threats to the nearby Scott Reef, according to the Daily Mail. Greenpeace Australia Pacific chief executive David Ritter said that the brave actions of the protesters helped expose an unacceptable risk to Scott Reef. [1]
In short
- Australian Border Force officers removed two Greenpeace activists from a Woodside gas platform.
- The protest took place at the Scarborough gas site, located 375 kilometres off the coast of Karratha.
- The activists gained access to the 70,000-tonne floating platform around 5:45 am on Saturday and spent the night there.
- Greenpeace chief executive David Ritter said the protest exposed risks to nearby Scott Reef.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Two protesters in custody after Greenpeace stunt on gas rig off the Australian coastDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Two people in custody after protest at offshore Woodside gas platformABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5h ago
- [3]Two detained after Greenpeace protest at Woodside gas platformOz Arab Media, 4h ago
- [4]GREENPEACE GAS PROTEST DAY TWO: Activists spend first night on Woodside’s Scarborough gas platform, “in this for the long haul” – News HubMedianet News Hub, 8h ago
Background
- [5]Timeline of protests against Donald Trump on Wikipedia
- [6]June 2025 Los Angeles protests against mass deportation on Wikipedia
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