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Lucy Turnbull, Grace Tame Sign Joint Letter for Climate ‘Duty of Care’

The joint letter was also signed by ‘Teal’ MPs, student activist Anjali Sharma, and Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty.
Lucy Turnbull, Grace Tame Sign Joint Letter for Climate ‘Duty of Care’
Wind turbines at sunset in Albany, Western Australia, on Nov. 4, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Monica O’Shea
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Climate activists and prominent political figures are demanding a legal duty of care to protect future generations from climate change.

The call comes despite the Labor government pushing back against a climate duty of care bill in December, following a Senate report recommending it not pass parliament.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]