AUSTRALIAN YOUTH STAGE CLIMATE STRIKE

  • 21/05/2021

Youngsters across Australia staged strikes on Friday in a push for the country to take more action against climate change and halt plans to expand the gas industry.School Strike 4 Climate listed dozens of locations including the national capital Canberra and state capitals Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, reports dpa news agency.Organisers tweeted images of crowds with placards across the country alongside the hashtag "FundOurFutureNotGas".The protest comes after the country's budget announcement last week, which saw the federal government pledge more than A$58 million ($45 million ) to expand the gas industry.This week, the New South Wales state government announced up to A$600 million of taxpayer money would go towards building a gas-fired power station in the state.Strikers are calling for the government to fund projects that transition the economy towards renewable energy by 2030.

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