Category: duty of care

Youth Climate Change Activism: An Exercise in Futility?

March 21, 2022
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Commentary In an address to the Rural Press Club in Brisbane on March 17, the Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce criticised youth climate change activists, stating: “Those carrying coffins out of Ukraine churches are not focused on climate change.” In making this curious statement, Joyce suggested that high school students should be more interested…

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Australian Government Does Not Have a Climate Duty of Care Says Federal Court

March 15, 2022
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The Australian government owes no legal obligation to protect individuals from supposed harm from climate change, the Federal Court of Australia has ruled. On March 15, the full bench of the court overturned an earlier decision that recognised that Environment Minister Sussan Ley had to consider the potential harm from climate change when deciding whether…

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Canada Flags Unexplained Illnesses for Overseas Staff to Meet ‘Duty of Care’

January 23, 2022
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OTTAWA—Canada’s foreign ministry has advised staff serving around the world to watch for mysterious illness symptoms following unexplained health incidents among diplomats in Cuba and U.S. personnel in various countries. In September, Global Affairs Canada began briefings with senior managers at headquarters in Ottawa, all heads of mission abroad and partners from other federal departments…

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