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.









