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So, who actually does have the ‘duty of care’? Who is responsible for tomorrow?

Mar 16, 2022 | David Salt, governance, law, policy, politics

The Federal Minister for the Environment does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change. So says the law. If not the Environment Minister, then who? Our Prime Minister or the Minister for Emissions? Our corporate leaders and billionaires? Or should we look to the world government? Our whole polity is failing us.

Does a ‘duty of care’ to future children make any difference to environmental approvals?

Jan 19, 2022 | climate change, governance, law, Peter Burnett, policy

Does a ‘duty of care’ to future children make any difference to environmental approvals? In practice it seems that the duty of care to children is just one more box to tick and doesn’t change anything. But the implications extend beyond a mere box-ticking exercise.

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So, who actually does have the ‘duty of care’? Who is responsible for tomorrow?

Does a ‘duty of care’ to future children make any difference to environmental approvals?

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