First Nations woman one of seven global winners of prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activism

Murrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

For Murrawah Johnson, the impacts of the climate crisis and the destruction of land to mine the fossil fuels that drive it are more than simple questions of atmospheric physics or environmental harm.

“What colonisation hasn’t already done, climate change will do in terms of finalising the assimilation process for First Nations people,” the 29-year-old Wirdi woman from Queensland says.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup