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| Protester who defaced Frederick McCubbin painting fights counter-terrorism charge | Protester who defaced Frederick McCubbin painting fights counter-terrorism charge |
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| Joana Partyk declined to give full access to her electronic devices after they were seized by police in a raid in February | Joana Partyk declined to give full access to her electronic devices after they were seized by police in a raid in February |
| An artist who defaced one of Australia’s most famous paintings during a gas company protest will fight a counter-terrorism charge over access to her electronic devices, labelling it “state-sanctioned overreach”. | An artist who defaced one of Australia’s most famous paintings during a gas company protest will fight a counter-terrorism charge over access to her electronic devices, labelling it “state-sanctioned overreach”. |
| Joana Veronika Partyka, 37, pleaded not guilty on Monday in the Perth magistrates court to one count of failing to obey a data access order after she declined to cooperate with authorities. | Joana Veronika Partyka, 37, pleaded not guilty on Monday in the Perth magistrates court to one count of failing to obey a data access order after she declined to cooperate with authorities. |
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| Her lawyer, Zarah Burgess, said Partyka would mount a reasonable excuse defence during the one-day trial scheduled for 11 September in the same court. | Her lawyer, Zarah Burgess, said Partyka would mount a reasonable excuse defence during the one-day trial scheduled for 11 September in the same court. |
| The Australian Greens communication adviser’s home was raided in late February by counter-terrorism police, who seized her mobile phone, laptop and other belongings. | The Australian Greens communication adviser’s home was raided in late February by counter-terrorism police, who seized her mobile phone, laptop and other belongings. |
| Partyka was ordered to provide access to the electronic devices by early March, which she declined to do. | Partyka was ordered to provide access to the electronic devices by early March, which she declined to do. |
| “We have always maintained that Ms Partyka had a reasonable excuse to not give police full access to her devices,” Burgess said. | “We have always maintained that Ms Partyka had a reasonable excuse to not give police full access to her devices,” Burgess said. |
| “Particularly as they contain sensitive organisational information relating to the political party for which Ms Partyka works, as well as personal data of that party’s members, donors and supporters.” | “Particularly as they contain sensitive organisational information relating to the political party for which Ms Partyka works, as well as personal data of that party’s members, donors and supporters.” |
| The raid came about a month after Partyka pleaded guilty to criminally damaging Frederick McCubbin’s work Down on His Luck at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. | The raid came about a month after Partyka pleaded guilty to criminally damaging Frederick McCubbin’s work Down on His Luck at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. |
| During the protest in January, Partyka spray painted a Woodside Energy logo on to a clear plastic sheet protecting the oil on canvas work painted in 1889. | During the protest in January, Partyka spray painted a Woodside Energy logo on to a clear plastic sheet protecting the oil on canvas work painted in 1889. |
| She was fined $2,637 and ordered to pay the art gallery $4,821.08 in compensation. | She was fined $2,637 and ordered to pay the art gallery $4,821.08 in compensation. |
| Partyka on Monday said the raid and data access order that followed was anti-democratic and a gross infringement on her human rights. | Partyka on Monday said the raid and data access order that followed was anti-democratic and a gross infringement on her human rights. |
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| “Given the matter resulting from my protest action at the Art Gallery of WA has been dealt with in the judicial system, it is clear that these heavy-handed bullying tactics have the sole intention of intimating me and other climate activists,” she said. | “Given the matter resulting from my protest action at the Art Gallery of WA has been dealt with in the judicial system, it is clear that these heavy-handed bullying tactics have the sole intention of intimating me and other climate activists,” she said. |
| “Acts of dissent are central to a strong civil society, to our democracy, and to the political process.” | “Acts of dissent are central to a strong civil society, to our democracy, and to the political process.” |
| Partyka said she would not be intimidated by the “unjustified, state-sanctioned overreach, and [would] continue to defend both our climate and my democratic rights”. | Partyka said she would not be intimidated by the “unjustified, state-sanctioned overreach, and [would] continue to defend both our climate and my democratic rights”. |
| Activist group Disrupt Burrup Hub has called for industrial development on the Burrup Peninsula – about 30km west of Karratha in the Pilbara region – to be stopped, including Woodside Energy’s expansion of the Pluto gas plant. | Activist group Disrupt Burrup Hub has called for industrial development on the Burrup Peninsula – about 30km west of Karratha in the Pilbara region – to be stopped, including Woodside Energy’s expansion of the Pluto gas plant. |
| The Burrup peninsula, known as Murujuga to traditional owners, contains the largest and oldest collection of petroglyphs in the world. | The Burrup peninsula, known as Murujuga to traditional owners, contains the largest and oldest collection of petroglyphs in the world. |