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Government Federal, Immigration
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06/11/2025
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07:51
Australian Human Rights Commission
Urgent action on climate change essential for human rights
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent action from government and business to address the escalating impacts of climate change on Australians’ human rights. Launching its first major report on climate change, Human rights on a warming Earth, Commission President Hugh de Kretser said, ‘The evidence on the extreme threat to humans posed by climate change is clear. By focussing on the human rights impact, we can focus on the action governments and business must take to protect current and future Australians. ‘People’s rights to life, health, housing, food and water are not luxuries. They are legal obligations…