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Aidan Ricketts at the Melbourne Writers Festival

On July 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

Digging a Hole

Sunday 25 August 2013 at 11.30 am
Adele Ferguson, Aidan Ricketts, David McKnight

Once Australia grew rich on the sheep’s back, now rocks and minerals carry the economy. It’s no secret that mining has a major impact […]

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ABC Radion National Law Report

Environment protesters turn to corporate law – ABC Radio Law Report

On January 30, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Media

Metgasco is basically a coal seam gas company operating in the Northern Rivers, and as far as we know the only available reserves of gas they have are in the Northern Rivers. The residents of the Northern Rivers are resolutely against coal seam gas development. We’re not dealing with a small protest movement here, we are dealing with a massive virtual social consensus against this industry. So there’s a palpable sense of failure of democracy in the Northern Rivers, and I think people are kind of aghast at seeing this industry imposed on them by force by virtue of the State government, the riot squad.

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If the law is an ass are we obliged to obey it? – Northern Rivers Echo

On January 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

Since the state Liberal/National government’s push to expand coal-seam gas (CSG) across the state, residents of all political persuasions are uniting against the threat of this unnecessary environmental destruction.

While cynics might claim to be CSG fatigued, there is little doubt a network of wells and toxic ponds spread across suburban, […]

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Risky Business – Al Jazeera’s report on CSG in Australia

On January 14, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Media, News & Events

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Nannas say No to CSG at Glenugie. Photo by Jimmy Malecki

Glenugie protestors to fight on – Northern Rivers Echo

On January 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

Mick Daley was embedded with protestors at Glenugie on Monday, January 7, when police enforced the legal right of coal seam gas mining company Metgasco to commence drilling. This is his report.

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"A Risky Business" - CSG Doco screens world wide on Al Jazeera

CSG doco screens worldwide on Al Jazeera

On January 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

LISMORE’S Knitting Nannas Against Gas, and the broader Northern Rivers Lock the Gate communities will feature in an Al Jazeera documentary about Australia’s coal seam gas battles which will screen to millions of viewers worldwide this weekend.

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CSG protest to continue despite police blockade raid - ABC News

CSG protest to continue despite police blockade raid – ABC North Coast

On January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

Activist and lecturer in law at Southern Cross University, Aiden Ricketts says the protest, now in its seventh week, will not bow to police pressure. He says the police raid was an expensive “festival of force” by the O’Farrell Government.

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Top cop praises protestors but defends arrests – Northern Star

On January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

LOCAL Area Commander, Superintendent Mark Holahan, has praised the “peaceful” action of protestors at the Glenugie blockade yesterday but defended police action saying 18 “went too far”.
Yesterday 18 protestors were arrested and 25 charges were laid – mostly for resisting/hindering police and public obstruction.

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Protesters ready for the long haul at Glenugie, NSW

Protesters Ready for Long Haul – Northern Star

On January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Media

“This is what the future looks like for Metgasco – potentially they face this at every site they go to,” Lismore author and activist Aidan Ricketts declared. “If they want to do this at every drill site for the rest of the year, they’ve got a very big job ahead of them.”

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CSG clash a ‘certainty’ – Northern Star

On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media, News & Events

The peaceful action continued a protest which began on Friday against Metgasco performing seismic surveys of an area on the eastern edge of the town.

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Lismore residents CSG vote

On June 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

Up to 20 communities have now signed up to a pledge to protect the region from the industry’s “radical plan to turn the Northern Rivers into gas fields”. The declarations are powerful statements which send a clear political message, says Southern Cross University law and justice lecturer Aidan Ricketts. He said the declarations counter the legal power of coal seam gas companies to force entry to land and make it clear to politicians the political cost of allowing access is unacceptably high.

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Communities use new tactics to go CSG free

On May 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

From Green Left Weekly

Ricketts said there is a bigger aim for the campaign than just winning an end to CSG mining in NSW. “We are building a large mainstream social movement, activating huge numbers of people who have never been active before.

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Activist trainer undeterred by ASIO threat

On May 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

In light of recent threats of ASIO and the Federal police spying on environmental campaigners, a new book by author, university lecturer and activism trainer Aidan Ricketts is likely to cause further “interest.” The Activists Handbook: A Step By Step Guide to Participatory Democracy is being launched tomorrow night, Thursday, May 3, […]

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Gas group attacks SCU lecturer

Gas group attacks SCU lecturer

On April 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

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Activist School on Weekend Sunrise

On April 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Media

I was going to be interviewed for this story but they couldn’t find the key to the Lismore Seven studio…  Apologies for the advertisement at the start of the clip.

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