The Federal Court has ruled that Environment Minister
Sussan Ley has a duty of care to protect young people and future generations from climate change, and it’s all thanks to the efforts of eight Aussie high schoolers who acted on behalf of young people everywhere.
The landmark court case was launched last year, and while the teens weren’t able to stop the expansion of Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery mine in northern NSW like they first set out to do, the ruling we
did end up with is still a world-first and has set a massive precedent for climate justice in Australia.