About 100 Indigenous people and supporters have occupied the foyer of Parliament House in Canberra to demand better protection of their water, country and climate.
Watched by Greens senators Mehreen Faruqi, Jordon Steele-John, Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young, the group is calling for an end to fracking, coal mining and water sharing.
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are hit first and worst by climate change," Amelia Telford from the Indigenous Youth Climate Network said on Wednesday.
"We are hurting in the face of water shortages, extreme heat, environmental pollution and the destruction of country and culture."
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders protesting in the Marble Foyer at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP
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