Outstanding charges for 125 people arrested after a November 2024 protest at the Port of Newcastle on the NSW central coast were formally withdrawn by police on Friday. I took action on that day because the climate crisis is a real emergency." NSW Police said the decision to withdraw the charges took into account the outcomes of cases already determined by the court, and the available evidence in the remaining prosecutions. Three people are yet to finalise their charges over the 2024 action, with their matters listed for judgment in September. "Nobody wants hundreds of peaceful people facing criminal charges for trying to protect their future," she said.