Photos: Thousands rally across Australia for climate justice

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A wide range of community groups and trade unions marched for climate justice at 14 locations around Australia on February 22.

Sydney and Melbourne had the largest rallies with about 5-7000 people marching in each city.

The rallies were coordinated by the newly-formed Climate Justice Alliance and supported by a range of organisations including unions, School Strike 4 Climate and Extinction Rebellion, among others.

The protests had four key demands:

1. 100% renewable and publicly-owned energy by 2030.

2. No new fossil fuel projects and an end to subsidies to these industries.

3. Funding for firefighters and fire-affected communities.

4. First Nations justice, including funding indigenous land managment to repair ecosystems.

Activist groups are organising mass climate protests for May, including the next School Strike 4 Climate rally that will be held on May 15.

 

Sydney. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Sydney. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Atherton. Photo: Greg Soandso
Melbourne. Photo: Matt Hrkac
Fremantle. Photo: Alex Salmon
Fremantle. Photo: Alex Salmon
Brisbane. Photo: Vincent Railton
Brisbane. Photo: Vincent Railton
Parramatta on February 25. Photo: Zebedee Parkes
Parramatta on February 25. Photo: Zebedee Parkes

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