Youth Verdict

An Australian youth-led and First Nations-led coalition based in Queensland that uses the law to fight for human rights and climate justice

Groundswell Grants

2026

40000

Following its groundbreaking legal victory against Clive Palmer’s Waratah coal project, First Nations-led Youth Verdict is preparing to challenge further coal expansion in Queensland. Its next focus is the proposed Peak Downs mine expansion, where it is exploring legal avenues to protect climate, human rights and cultural heritage. This grant will support Youth Verdict’s broader advocacy, community organising and campaign capacity as it works to hold fossil fuel developments accountable.

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Wherever we are in this country, we are on Country.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to the cultures, knowledge and stories they carry. That knowledge comes from tens of thousands of years of living with, caring for and protecting Country. It is why, for us, climate action cannot be separated from Country or from First Nations leadership, and why we are committed to listening, learning and backing First Nations-led climate action.

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Wherever we are in this country, we are on Country.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We honour their enduring care for Country and the First Nations leadership our climate future depends on.

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Youth Verdict

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