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The climate protestor who beat a 15-month prison sentence

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Last year, Deanna Violet-Coco was standing on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge with a flare in her hand. She was prepared to be arrested and face harsh anti-protest laws but she wasn't prepared to be the target of national angst about climate protest. The magistrate called her childish and emotional during the sentencing. Today, fresh from beating that prison sentence on appeal, Violet-Coco talks us through what it's like to have your 15 months jail sentence overturned.

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