Live breaking news: ‘Destroying our future’: Teen unleashes

A teenager has lashed out at the government’s climate policy in a searing statement given at the School Strike for Climate today.

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A teenager has accused the government of “destroying our future” in a searing statement given at the School Strike for Climate today.

Lily, 14, said she had attended the rally because she wants a future, in a video shared by Paul Mitchell, the principal climate change advisor at Save The Children Australia.

“I’m here at the climate strike today because I want a future. The government doesn’t seem to realise that what they’re doing is destroying our future.

“Supporting the Adani Mine is not okay. Stop burning coal. Save the planet.”

The strike is against the government’s endorsement of fossil fuels, including gas.

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