School strike for climate: thousands take to streets around Australia
by Mostafa Rachwani from on (#5J3B0)
Students marched at 47 sites around the nation to call for action to halt global heating
Thousands of students across Australia walked out of classrooms to take part in the School Strike 4 Climate on Friday, calling for greater action on global heating.
Defying pouring rain in Sydney, strikers chanted for climate justice, condemning the gas, coal and fossil fuel industries, and the Morrison government's recent decision to fund a $600m gas-fired power plant.
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