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Australian government has no duty of care to protect children from climate harm, court rules
Three Federal Court judges have overturned a finding that the Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from harms caused by climate change.
A legal decision finding the Australian government owes the country’s children protection from harm caused by climate change has been overturned by a court.
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The full bench of the Federal Court on Tuesday morning unanimously ruled in favour of an appeal by the Environment Minister Sussan Ley, reversing a decision by a previous judge.
Eight high school students took Ms Ley to court in 2020, seeking to block the expansion of a coal mine that is expected to produce an…