Torres Strait Islanders lay out duty of care claims in climate class action

Alicia Lyons 2022-03-21 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

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The lead applicants in a class action by Torres Strait Islanders have detailed their argument for why the federal government has a duty of care to protect them from the effects of climate change, following a Full Court judgment that shot down the duty of care argument in a class action by Australian teenagers.

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