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If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?

  • Written by George Newhouse, Adjunct Professor of Law, Macquarie University
If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?Talei Elu

The climate crisis threatens all life on our planet. Even the people who a few years ago were shouting from the rooftops that it was all a hoax have suddenly acknowledged the need for urgent action.

But Australia’s response remains the worst in the developed world. As a result, lawyers have commenced multiple legal proceedings as a...

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