Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?
22-04-2025 02:39 via theguardian.com

Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to org
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