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Kiarne Treacy interviews Cassandra Williams, Head of Enterprise Programs and Strategy at Climateworks Centre, exploring the financial feasibility of sustainability choices for households and businesses.
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A simple choice could make your home 10 degrees hotter
Host Kiarne Treacy interviews Davina Rooney, CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia, about sustainable building choices and their impact on home comfort and carbon footprint.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The teenager who sued the government over climate change | Anjali Sharma
Can a government be legally required to protect young Australians from climate change? That question sat at the centre of a landmark Federal Court case, and it's one campaigner Anjali Sharma has been trying to answer since she was 14 years old.
Anjali was the lead litigant in the case that first tested whether Australia's environment minister owes a legal duty of care to future generations. She won. It was overturned on appeal. Instead of walking away, she helped write a bill to put that duty into law, and it's now working its way through state and territory parliaments.
In this episode, Anjali takes Kiarne through what it actually takes to sue a federal minister at 16, why Australia's role as a fossil fuel exporter complicates the "we're too small to matter" argument, and what a workable duty of care could look like in practice.
You’ll hear and learn:
Why a 16 year old sued a federal government minister
Why Australia shouldn’t be claiming "we're too small to matter" argument on climate responsibility
What a legislated duty of care could mean
Where the campaign for a duty of care stands now
What Anjali says drives her and makes it all worth while
This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to understand how legal accountability on climate actually works in Australia, and what it takes to move it.
MENTIONS:
Sharma v Minister for the Environment (https://envlaw.com.au/sharma/)
David Pocock's Duty of Care Bill (https://adutyofcare.davidpocock.com.au/)
ICJ Advisory Opinion on States' Climate Obligations (2025) (https://www.icj-cij.org/node/205614)
Australian Youth Climate Coalition (https://www.aycc.org.au)
Australian Conservation Foundation (https://www.acf.org.au)
Climate Council (https://www.climatecouncil.org.au)
Australian Human Rights Commission’s child rights impact assessment tool (https://humanrights.gov.au/resource-hub/children-and-youth-rights/safeguarding-children)
LINKS:
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CREDITS:
Host: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiarne-treacy/)Kiarne Treacy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiarne-treacy/)
Guest: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravimandalika/)Anjali Sharma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjali-sharma-a1b7a5235/)
Guest Company: Duty of Care Campaign (https://adutyofcare.davidpocock.com.au/)
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[…] In Spain, we had abattoirs and meat producers. I mean, Jamon in Spain is a big thing. They had no refrigeration. And so goods had to be just thrown out because of electricity. And so if you take it back to that, that's going to then increase the cost of everything that you're buying in the future. […]
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