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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Graham Readfearn

Teen climate activist subjected to sexist and racist abuse amid federal court climate case

Anjali Sharma, 17, has been subjected to racist and sexist abuse during a legal case brought by her and eight other young climate activists against the federal government’s approval of a NSW coal project.
Anjali Sharma, 17, has been subjected to racist and sexist abuse during a legal case brought by her and eight other young climate activists against the federal government’s approval of a NSW coal project. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

Teenage climate crisis campaigner Anjali Sharma has revealed the torrent of sexist and racist abuse she has received while fronting a legal case against the Morrison government’s approval of a New South Wales coal project.

Sharma, 17, from Melbourne, was one of eight young people who, with the support of octogenarian nun Sister Brigid Arthur, tried unsuccessfully to block the Whitehaven Coal Vickery mine expansion.

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