The teen taking on the Govt over duty of care

<p>Anj Sharma is a 19-year-old university student. She’s also an activist trying to change the laws of the country.<br />Sharma wants to make it a legal obligation for the Australian Government to consider its duty of care to future generations when making decisions about the environment.<br />Sharma is working with Independent Senator David Pocock to get their duty of care bill through government.<br />This week, the Senate is considering the merits of the bill. In today's deep dive, TDA talks to Sharma about the legislation.</p> <p><a href="https://thedailyaus.com.au/podcast/when-will-young-people-be-able-to-afford-an-electric-vehicle/">Listen to our episode 'When will young people be able to afford an electric vehicle?' with Chris Bowen here</a></p> <p>Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski<br />Guest: Anj Sharma<br />Audio producer: Emmeline Peterson</p> <p><a href="https://thedailyaus.typeform.com/to/KZbG6bS1">Do you have feedback for the podcast? Share your thoughts via our survey!</a><br /><a href="https://thedailyaus.com.au/newsletter/">Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter</a><br /><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/no-silly-questions-sam-koslowski/book/9780143777281.html">Buy our book No Silly Questions</a> </p> <p><strong>Today’s episode is sponsored by Teach for Australia.</strong><strong> </strong>Applications for Teach For Australia's 2025 Leadership Development Program are now open. Head to <a href="http://teachforaustralia.org/">teachforaustralia.org</a><a href="https://teachforaustralia.org/"> </a>to apply.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>