28 May 2021

'Duty of care' to protect kids from climate crisis

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 28 May 2021

Australia's federal court has ruled that the country's environment minister has a duty of care to protect children from the climate crisis. Eight teenagers had gone to court to court seeking an injunction preventing the expansion of a New South Wales coalmine. That was declined. Max Towle speaks to a lawyer representing the children, David Barnden.