A 23-year-old Melbourne law student is suing the Australian Government for failing to disclose the risk climate change poses to Australians’ super and other safe investments.
The world-first case filed on Wednesday in the Federal Court alleges the Government, as well as two government officials, failed in a duty to disclose how climate change would impact the value of government bonds.
Katta O’Donnell, the head litigant for the class action suit, said she hoped the case would change the way Australia handled climate change.
Read more: Australian Government sued by 23-year-old Melbourne student over financial risks of climate change | ABC News
