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Australia's coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case
Key takeaways
- Lana Lam Sydney Rebecca Parker Prof Anne Poelina, an Indigenous woman from the Kimberley region in Western Australia, is part of the group.
- The group say their lives have been harmed due to extreme weather in Australia - bushfires, floods, heatwaves, rising sea levels and toxic algal blooms - and the government's support of fossil fuel companies is to blame.
- It is the first legal claim taken to an international body or court since 2025's ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that countries can be sued over climate change.
Lana Lam Sydney Rebecca Parker Prof Anne Poelina, an Indigenous woman from the Kimberley region in Western Australia, is part of the group. A group of Australians have accused the government of violating their human rights by continuing to export coal and gas and are asking the UN to take action.
The group say their lives have been harmed due to extreme weather in Australia - bushfires, floods, heatwaves, rising sea levels and toxic algal blooms - and the government's support of fossil fuel companies is to blame.
It is the first legal claim taken to an international body or court since 2025's ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that countries can be sued over climate change.
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