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Jack McLean

Jack McLean is a Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre where he specialises in climate and environmental justice. 

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    The hard truths Australia can no longer avoid

    Represented by Environment Justice Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and Earthjustice, 10 Australians have filed a human rights claim against the Australian government before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. This “Hard Truths case” argues the government is failing to protect them from foreseeable climate harm.

    Climate
    The hard truths Australia can no longer avoid