Premier Gladys Berejiklian defied as students attend climate change rally in Sydney.
Author: ABC NEWS Date Posted:15 March 2019
Thousands of NSW students have skipped class to attend a protest in Sydney to call for action on climate change, defying calls from Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes to stay in school.
The event, being held at Town Hall, was expected to be one of the largest of the nationwide climate rallies today.
The large crowd of young people, predominantly students, cheered loudly amid calls for an end to the Adani coal mine in Queensland and 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
Among those gathered were rock star Jimmy Barnes and Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who were spotted alongside the students wielding colourful signs.
