Irony is a wonderful thing. 

One year ago, thousands of misguided schoolchildren around the world hit the streets campaigning for climate change action, but now the same campaigners have been confined to their bedrooms. 

Undeterred by the COVID-19 restrictions, Australia’s school climate strike organisers went ahead with an online protest action conducted in the comfort of suburbia.  

Thank our lucky stars for electricity, fossil fuels, rare minerals for all those smartphones, tablets, computers and plastic for the ubiquitous earbuds for them to be able to take part. 

Protestors were able to enjoy a four-hour live stream with musical performance, talks, discussions and story–telling with a guest appearance by environmentalist Tim Flannery. 

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