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Climate change student activists consider appealing court ruling that minister has no duty of care

Ava Princi, Luca Saunders and Anjali Sharma outside the Federal Court in Sydney

(L-R) Ava Princi, Luca Saunders and Anjali Sharma outside the Federal Court in Sydney Source: AAP / DEAN LEWINS/AAPIMAGE

The Federal Court of Australia overturned an earlier decision that found the environment minister has a duty of care to protect children from climate change harm when assessing coal mine projects.



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