The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma

Anjali Sharma was the lead litigant in Sharma v Ley, the landmark court case against the then federal environment minister, Sussan Ley , which called for a duty of care to protect children against the impacts of the climate crisis.

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting my generation too, she says.

Politicians have divorced climate crisis from the issue of cost of living, allowing their often dismal records on climate and environment to escape scrutiny.