Australian Children Skip School, Join Global Day of Climate Defiance

Tens of thousands of Australian and New Zealand school children have skipped classes for a global day of action on climate change.  In New South Wales, opposition politicians have encouraged students to take part, insisting the world is at a "real crossroads.” Australia’s School Strike 4 Climate movement wants the nation to commit to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and to ban a giant India-owned coal mine in Queensland. Rallies in Australia and New Zealand were part of a...

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