I am deeply grateful to the Uncles and to Grata for taking on this case for the good of us all.
Lilyfield, NSW
I live on Gadigal and Wangal Country in Sydney and I regularly visit Yuin Country and Bundjalung country where I have seen devastating effects of fire and flood. Here in Sydney I have seen beaches swept away in storms, trees and gardens dying in drought and heatwaves. In my work with Psychology for a Safe Climate as a workshop facilitator I provide support for climate activist and environmental organisations. I see many, many young people struggling with mental health issues because they fear life ahead and feel betrayed by a Governments not taking climate action in line with what the science shows is needed to safe guard basic health and food security. I also so parents and grandparents experiencing grief and depression because of the poor outlook for their children’s future I also see the devastating impact of anti protest laws on climate activists of all ages. Protecting people’s lives and lands now and for the next generations is a core responsibility of Government. I am deeply grateful to the Uncles and to Grata for taking on this case for the good of us all.
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I studied Construction Management with the intention of helping implement greener construction practices, meaning my studies had a huge focus on sustainability and what risks global warming poses to our crucial infrastructure. While I was at uni I worked in the “Large Loss” team for John’s Lyng Group, an insurance builder. It was 2020, at the time we were still rebuilding claims from bushfires, floods, and cyclones from 2, 3, 4 years prior when the black summer and floods hit the east coast. Our company had grown from 20 people to 50+ in the year prior to me starting because we were growing more and more snowed under with claims. We already lack the capacity to handle the natural disasters we’re currently facing. The governments arrogance and complacency on global warming is equal to murder in my eyes.
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