Australian students skip school to protest for climate action

Tens of thousands of students skipped school Friday to attend School Strike 4 Climate rallies across Australia, ahead of the U.N. Climate Summit to be held in New York on Monday.Part of a global day of action inspired by Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, protesters gathered for over 100 events across Australia. Police estimated that at least 50,000 people attended a rally in central Sydney that was among the country's largest.Protesters in Sydney said their top priority is to put an end to the burning of fossil fuels, particularly coal, which makes up roughly 40 percent of Au…READ FULL ARTICLE