Activists condemn 'willful ignorance' as Australia adopts 'situation normal' on coal

By Joanne McCarthy
August 16 2019 - 5:00am
Isolated: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was a lone voice among Pacific Island states in Tuvalu on Thursday arguing Australia had done enough on climate change.
Isolated: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was a lone voice among Pacific Island states in Tuvalu on Thursday arguing Australia had done enough on climate change.

THE NSW Government would "seal the fate" of the Tuvalu people if mining goes ahead on an Upper Hunter coal exploration area roughly the size of the Pacific island nation, said a leading Catholic refugee activist in Tuvalu pushing for Australian action on climate change.

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