We recognise their connection to land, sea and community, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. A trained primary and secondary school teacher, I taught at schools in country Victoria and Melbourne and was a school principal for many years. Our clients argue that the Minister has a duty to protect young people from the devastating impacts of climate change and that allowing the Vickery Extension Project to be built would breach that duty. Find out more about our policies possibly impacted by Brexit. After seeing the first strike in Sydney back in November 2018, I decided to get involved and take action. I wonder what kind of Australia I am graduating into. Saying the environment minister owes the young plaintiffs a duty of care is a novel approach. Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC The students show us that every young person has the power to make a difference. Only people born between 8 September 2002 and 8 September 2020 are eligible to join the class. Senator the Hon Jonathon Duniam. This is a list of ministers of the environment or officials in cabinet level positions with "environment" in their titles. To make it worse, we know that young people and children are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This has to stop and I am proud to be doing something to help stop it. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) from 11 May 2015 to 13 February 2020. Lives on land of the Wurundjeri people, Pronouns: she/her.

If you register we can keep you updated on the progress of the claim. As a practical environmentalist, David is proud to be at the forefront … It is time to put our futures before fossil fuels and profits. Our Minister In March 2018 David Speirs was appointed the Minister for Environment and Water. I am joining this case because climate change is heating our planet.

My name is Veronica and I am a Year 12 student from the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. Rebuilding Ireland. Registering for the case is as simple as telling us a bit more about yourself here. By registering, you’ll be showing us that you stand with the students bringing this case. In doing so and telling my story, I will stand for the millions of people with similar stories to tell and similar experiences, who will be put in danger if this mine goes ahead, and together we will do our best to bring this climate-wrecking project to the ground. In March 2018 David Speirs was appointed the Minister for Environment and Water. The Department of Environment and Science acknowledges Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land. You can register if you were born between 8 September 2002 and 8 September 2020 and (a) ordinarily reside in Australia or (b) live anywhere else in the world. Lives on land of the Wallumedegal people, First Nations or Indigenous (outside Australia), Click here to learn more about the case and the students taking the fight to the Minister, Co-President of Millennium Kids Youth Inc, Youth Mayor, Youth Advisory Council Member - City of Bunbury, Co Chair of the The 21st Biennial AAEE National Conference, Preston River to Ocean Advisory Committee, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Youth Advisory Council Member for the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Youth Advisory Council - Landcare Australia Summit, 2017 and 2018 Finalist in the WA Young Achiever of the Year Awards, 2018 Winner of the WA Youth Award for Sustainable Futures, 2018 CCWA Young Environmentalist of the Year, 2019 Highly Commended Unleashed National Local Legend Awards, 2019 Appointed Ambassador for Valuing Children’s Initiative, 2019 Appointed Australian Ambassador for Little Citizen for Climate, 2020 Women in Environmental Action Award for Environmental Advocacy. David grew up on a dairy farm in Galloway in southern Scotland and immigrated to Australia with his family in 2002. The book outlines the goals in language kids can understand and sets out simple things kids can do to help their communities and the planet.

YesNo. Ms Enoch is a proud Quandamooka woman originally from North Stradbroke Island, and on winning the seat of Algester at the 2015 state election became the first Aboriginal woman ever elected to the Queensland Parliament.

The Queensland Government is now in caretaker mode until after the state election. I am Laura Kirwan, a 16-year-old School Striker from Sydney. The barristers are Emrys Nekvapil and Stephanie C B Brenker. Secretaries of State for the Environment, Chancellor of the Exchequer / Second Lord of the Treasury, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Environment,_Food_and_Rural_Affairs&oldid=981123757, Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom, Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom, 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. After school, I want to pursue a career in human rights law pertaining to justice after conflict, genocide studies and prevention. I enjoy science, economics, writing and running, and I hope to study humanities and science at university. By doing so, you’ll be showing the Court that you stand with the students bringing this case. By joining this case, I am taking a step towards creating positive change. I am a Brigidine Sister, and the co-founder and coordinator of the Brigidine Asylum Seekers’ Project (2001 – present), a Melbourne-based initiative assisting refugees and asylum seekers. Have you or your family suffered property damage or had to evacuate as a result of extreme weather events such as bushfires, floods, cyclones, coastal erosion, drought/heat waves? Lives on the land of the Gayemagal people, Pronouns: she/her. He completed a Bachelor of Laws with Honours at the University of Adelaide and was a Councillor and Deputy Mayor at the City of Marion Council between 2010 and 2014. Off the back of positive job creation and results achieved tackling challenges like reef protection, improving water quality and disease treatment, funding for Advance Queensland now exceeds half a billion dollars. In addition to being a student organiser for School Strike 4 Climate, I sit on several boards and committees ensuring youth have a voice in decisions being made for their futures. I have family who live on a property in northern NSW near Gunnedah and I’ve seen the devastating effects of drought on the land and livelihoods of farmers in the region. I am a past Board member of Hotham Mission, Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, No Business in Abuse.

When I am not engaged in climate advocacy, I experience climate anxiety. work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. The students are bringing their claim with the assistance of their litigation guardian, Sister Brigid Arthur. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. Our government is still approving these mines knowing they are a direct cause of rising temperatures, increasing CO2 levels, extreme nature events, ecosystems disappearing and food and water shortages. Every consecutive summer is labelled as “the worst summer this country has ever faced,” and yet instead of addressing this crisis, more mines are being given the green light. Registering to join the class action is easy and doesn’t cost anything. We could set a precedent preventing all new coal mines from being approved in this country. To put that in perspective, that’s equivalent to around 70% of Australia’s total domestic emissions from last year (2019). Rebuilding Ireland's Housing Land Map Launched, European Commission Consultation - Review of the Construction Products Regulation, Transboundary Environmental Public Consultation – Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, Suffolk, England, UK, Call for Submissions: Statement of Strategy 2021 - 2025, Public Consultation on the Significant Water Management Issues for the third cycle River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Keep up to date with our Twitter feed, opens in new window, Follow our Youtube channel, opens in new window, Follow our Facebook feed, opens in new window, full National Planning Framework document, Minister Noonan welcomes confirmation of Irish Heritage Sector sharing in European Heritage Skills Funding, Minister Malcolm Noonan welcomes conviction for hunting a hare with dogs at the North Slob Wexford, Minister Noonan Announces Grants for 71 Projects under €1.4m July Jobs Stimulus Plan for National Monuments, Minister O’Brien publishes social housing output for Q1 & Q2, NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY WEEK – “Smoke Alarms Save Lives”, FOI Request Logs - July to September 2020, Construction Industry – Preparing for the end of the Brexit Transition Period - Frequently Asked Questions, Progress Report No 7 - Progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in Value for Money Report No. 01/10/2020. As a young person, I cannot vote to have my voice heard by politicians.

They come from all around Australia and are all involved in organising for School Strike 4 Climate. We will only use your information for this purpose. Nigel Adams MP. The first school strike in late 2018 pushed me from being passive, and somewhat hypocritical about climate change, towards being a climate activist. Leeanne Enoch, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science, and Minister for the Arts. The Originating Application is available here. I've joined this case because I'm an enthusiastic supporter of climate justice and have been closely following other similar legal cases (such as Youth Verdict's case in QLD). The injunction … is a first for Australia.