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Students and protesters gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Student activists from School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) hold a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney. EPA
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Student activists from School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) hold a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Students and protestors march through the streets of the Sydney CBD Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Red Rebels from Extinction Rebellion are seen during a School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) 'Solidarity Sit-down' outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2019. REUTERS
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Students and protestors march through the streets of the Sydney CBD in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protestors gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protestors gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Lily Campbell speaks at Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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A student holds up a placard as another is dressed as a koala during a rally calling for action on climate change in front of the Liberal Party headquarters in Sydney. AFP
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A cake is seen Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protesters gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Student activists from School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) hold a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney. EPA
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Student activists from School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) hold a 'Solidarity Sit-down' protest outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Students and protestors march through the streets of the Sydney CBD Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Red Rebels from Extinction Rebellion are seen during a School Strike for Climate Australia (SS4C) 'Solidarity Sit-down' outside of the office of the Liberal Party of Australia in Sydney, Australia, November 29, 2019. REUTERS
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Students and protestors march through the streets of the Sydney CBD in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protestors gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protestors gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Lily Campbell speaks at Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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A student holds up a placard as another is dressed as a koala during a rally calling for action on climate change in front of the Liberal Party headquarters in Sydney. AFP
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A cake is seen Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
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Students and protesters gather Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, Australia. Rallies held across Australia are part of a global mass day of action demanding action on the climate crisis. Getty Images
Sydney kicks off new round of global climate protests
Demonstrations being held ahead of global climate talks in Madrid
Agence France Presse
29 November, 2019
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