Emily Townsend and Alex Hillman publicly quit their jobs for climate change. Here's what happened next
ABCAt the height of the Black Summer bushfires, Emily Townsend burned her bridges. Environmentally aware but not what she'd call a "greenie", Emily had joined News Corp five years earlier and steadily scaled the corporate ladder within the finance department. On January 10, 2020, in Perth, Alex Hillman saw the headline: "News Corp employee lashes climate 'misinformation' in bushfire coverage with blistering email." At the time, News Corp Australia chairman Michael Miller issued a statement in response to Emily's resignation, saying the company stood by its coverage of the bushfires and that it did not agree with Emily's views: "Our coverage has recognised that Australia is having a serious conversation about climate change and how to respond to it. It answered Alex's question in 21 "crystal clear" words: "Beyond projects already committed to as of 2021, there are no new oil and gas fields approved for development in our pathway."
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