Australian students claim 'global first' legal victory after Federal Court finds the government has a duty of care over climate change impacts
A group of Australian children have hailed a “global first” Federal Court decision, which acknowledged the government owes them a duty of care when considering projects which may accelerate climate change. Federal Court Justice Mordecai Bromberg did not grant the students’ proposed injunction on a NSW coal mine expansion, but acknowledged Environment Minister Sussan Ley owes future generations a duty of care. The ruling is a “giant leap forward in climate litigation in Australia,” said lawyer David Barnden, who represented the children. A group of Australian children has claimed an...