It’s time for a Just Climate for All

28 October 2026

In 2026, the human cost of climate change is impossible to ignore

Flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed thousands. King tides flooded homes on Yam Island in the Torres Strait. Heatwaves spread across the world, putting pressure on hospitals and millions of people's health at risk.

And while everyday people are paying the price of climate change, the oil, coal and gas companies responsible are profiting from destroying people's homes, health and lives.

Yet the Albanese Government continues to put these companies' profits before people, approving coal and gas projects and subsidising the companies fuelling climate change and human rights abuses.

Just Climate for All

The fight for a safe climate is a fight for people, justice and human rights. That's why Amnesty International Australia is campaigning for a Just Climate for All, to protect our homes, health and rights from climate change.

Last week, we gathered in Brisbane to hear from communities on the frontlines of climate change and those fighting for a safer, fairer future.

Boe Spearim

We heard from Boe Spearim, a Gamilaraay and Kooma man, about his community's campaign to defend Country against Santos' Narrabri Gas Project. Santos wants to drill up to 1,500 wells on top of the Great Artesian Basin, which is intrinsically connected to Songlines, putting communities' access to drinking water and their cultural rights at risk.

Ema Vueti

Ema Vueti, President of the Pacific Islands Council of Queensland, shared the experiences of Pacific communities and how they have led the fight for climate action on the global stage.

Brendon Donohue

Brendon Donohue, a disability and climate advocate who campaigns to make sure nobody is left behind during climate disasters, spoke about his lived experience of being trapped in his apartment building for 10 days after the 2022 Brisbane floods.

Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi

Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi, a poet of the Zagareb and Dauareb tribes of the Meriam people from Mer and Dauar, and of Tongan, Lebanese, Samoan and Fijian heritage, spoke about how climate change began with colonisation for First Nations peoples, and how disrupting the environment disrupts the ways people have cared for land for more than 60,000 years.

Climate change is being driven by corporate greed and political failure. But struggles for human rights throughout history have shown that when people come together, we are powerful.

"Together, we have the power to make change happen and to create a Just Climate for All."

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all - and we can only do it with your support.

Act now or learn more about our human rights work.