Deanna “Violet” Coco was sent to prison for a minimum of eight months last year after pleading guilty to seven charges, including using an authorised explosive not as prescribed, possessing a bright ...

A magistrate has dubbed a protester who blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge as “childish” and “selfish” before sentencing her to prison. Magistrate Allison Hawkins sent Deanna “Violet” Coco to prison ...

The 31-year-old was the first person to be imprisoned after the state government introduced harsher penalties for protesters amid a string of demonstrations earlier this year that interrupted Sydney.

An activist who was jailed for blocking the West Gate Bridge has been called a “hero” and “martyr” but police are concerned she will cause more mayhem for Melbourne motorists this weekend. Deanna ...

A climate change activist released on bail pending an appeal of her jail sentence for disrupting traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge is not allowed to go within one kilometre of the landmark, in a ...

A climate activist jailed for a Sydney Harbour Bridge protest has broken down in court after her sentence was overturned. Deanna “Violet” Coco was sent to prison for a minimum of eight months last ...