‘Even a snail would agree’: Greta Thunberg ridicules Australia’s slow climate action
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Key context: <p>Comments came as Indigenous activist Rikki Dank urged the Australian PM to heed the calls for action on climate change</p><p>An Indigenous climate activist who is taking the Australian government to the UN human rights committee over its coal and gas exports stood alongside Greta Thunberg at the Cop summit to demand Anthony Albanese “stop speaking and start listening.”</p><p>Draped in traditional dress in front of a media throng, Rikki Dank, a Gudanji and Wakaya traditional owner, delivered an impassioned plea to Albanese to listen to “the Australian people when they say no more new coal, oil and gas”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/12/start-listening-indigenous-activist-implores-albanese-to-block-new-coal-oil-and-gas">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Comments came as Indigenous activist Rikki Dank urged the Australian PM to heed the calls for action on climate changeAn Indigenous climate activist who is taking the Australian government to the UN human rights committee over its coal and gas exports stood alongside Greta Thunberg at the Cop summit to demand Anthony Albanese “stop speaking and start listening.”Draped in traditional dress in front of a media throng, Rikki Dank, a Gudanji and Wakaya traditional owner, delivered an impassioned plea to Albanese to listen to “the Australian people when they say no more new coal, oil and gas”. Continue reading...
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