Hundreds of Australian academics declare support for climate rebellion

Open letter says the Australian government's inaction on the climate crisis requires civil disobedience in response

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More than 250 academics at Australian universities say the federal government's inaction on the climate crisis requires civil disobedience in response and they feel a "moral duty" to rebel and "defend life itself".

In an open letter, professors, researchers and lecturers from more than a dozen institutions have declared support for the Extinction Rebellion movement and its global week of non-violent civil disobedience in October.