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Five Arrests at nukes protests at Bishop's office
by AHN + ABC + sunday tele	2007-07-15 6:52 AM +0800
Protestors came from around the country to deliver letters to Federal Science minister Julie Bishop. she freaked out and called the cops, who did what they do best. Many of the protesters were provided with medical treatment. One police officer was injured and was taken to the hospital with a gash to the back of his head. A spokesman for Ms Bishop said the minister was shaken by the events.
WA POLICE have been accused of using excessive force to break up a protest at the Subiaco office of Federal Science Minister Julie Bishop. Several protesters were arrested and one was treated by St John paramedics after officers used batons and pepper spray to remove anti-nuclear waste dump campaigners from the minister's Rokeby Rd office. About 50 anti-nuclear protesters walked into the foyer of the office to deliver a letter of protest to Bishop over a proposed nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory. Police said, five of these protesters were arrested. Four were charged with disorderly conduct and one with assaulting a police officer. Bishop said she initially tried to talk to them. She told Southern Cross Radio, "As I got out of my car, they surrounded my car and they were wanting to raise points with me." "I was very calm, I hope, and tried to listen to them and talk to them about their issues. But it just got out of hand so I went inside the office and then they stormed into the foyer." "So we did ring the police because they were actually inside the office chanting." Protesters say it was a peaceful demonstration. One of the protesters, Toby Lee, says the police launched an unprovoked attack. He said, "As I was leaving, I was directly sprayed with capsicum spray into my eyes 10 centimeters from my face without warning," he said. Protester Natalie Wasley said she was negotiating a peaceful exit with police officers inside the building drew their batons. "We didn't get a chance to leave peacefully," she said. "The police just started pepper spraying people, hitting them with batons and throwing them to the floor. "It was absolutely shameful." The protesters had travelled from around the country to deliver a letter to Ms Bishop requesting she visit Northern Territory communities before deciding to go ahead with a proposed waste dump. Dozens of police swooped on the office and closed Rokeby Rd as the protesters, some with their eyes streaming after being pepper sprayed, retreated to a nearby park. Ms Walsey denied the the group had provoked the violence. Police spokesman Sgt Graham Clifford was unapologetic, saying they had responded appropriately. "Police use appropriate force," he said. Many of the protesters were provided with medical treatment. One police officer was injured and was taken to the hospital with a gash to the back of his head. A spokesman for Ms Bishop said the minister was shaken by the events.


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Protest turns ugly at MP’s office

by the west

2007-07-15 7:33 AM +0800

verbatim from 'the west' :
their website has some great pictures at
http://www.thewest.com.au/multimedia/WAN%20ONLINE/mm1/Galleries/julie3dest/index.htm
does anyone know how to bring them over to here?

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Police used batons and pepper spray on protesters at Federal Science Minister Julie Bishop’s Subiaco office yesterday, resulting in at least four people being arrested and three hospitalised.

The melee occurred after about 50 demonstrators gathered in the lobby of Ms Bishop’s office to protest against the Minister’s decision to shortlist three Northern Territory sites for a nuclear waste dump.

About 2.45pm two officers entered the building and were greeted by a resounding cheer from the protesters, who were drumming and chanting anti-nuclear slogans. One demonstrator announced that the group was there because “Julie Bishop is here today and she has consistently refused to respond to us. We asked her to come and visit the sites personally”.

Two other officers arrived and ordered the protesters out of the building but about half the group remained.

Protesters said one officer grabbed a woman by the hair before producing his baton and using it on some people in the crowd.

The policemen started to push the protesters from the building and outside the lobby one sprayed a 22-yearold woman in the face with pepper spray.

Toby Lee, whose face and eyes were red and swollen after the incident, said she was picking up her bag in the office garden when pepper sprayed.

“I had left the building and I was directly sprayed into my eyes from about 10cm away,” she said. More than 30 police arrived within a few minutes of the demonstrators being ejected from the office. Outside, police appeared to target protesters carrying cameras and digital video equipment. A middle-aged woman with a camera was pushed to the ground in the scuffle, while a young woman was pinned to the ground on the opposite side of Rokeby Road by an officer and her video camera seized. Several cameras were confiscated by police for evidence.

A police spokeswoman said an officer was struck on the head by a rock and taken to hospital. She said police used batons for their own safety.

Two people were taken to hospital with wounds which protesters said were caused by police batons but police said both had been hit by rocks.

The spokeswoman said four people were arrested and two summonses issued. All four would be charged with disorderly conduct and one with the additional charge of assaulting a police officer.

Protest organiser Natalie Wasley said: “We’re here to support communities targeted for the Federal radioactive waste dump. We came here to deliver a formal request for a meeting on behalf of those communities.”

Ms Bishop said she spoken to the protesters when she arrived at her office. She was unaware batons and pepper spray had been used.

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