3D seismic blasting releases explosions of noise louder than an atom bomb. We know that it’s deafening and sometimes fatal for whales, seals and penguins. It destroys zooplankton which is the mainstay food for many ocean species. It destroys the buoyancy mechanism for crayfish so they float to the ocean surface to be picked off by birds. It’s devastating to the whole of the marine environment and this damage is unacceptable when we know that the climate can’t afford a single new oil or gas project.
Jacquelene
UK pension funds take ESG seriously
Being a responsible investor is all about managing the risks and opportunities facing our Fund so that we can continue to pay our members their pensions when they retire.
Empowering women begins with reproductive rights – SPA
“Too many girls, however, fail to finish their education because of poverty or a lack of schools for girls. Too many drop out because they fall pregnant. Too many girls under the age of 18 become child brides. It is a violation of human rights and must be stopped.”
WA ‘driving the nation’ to decarbonise
The EVs will be purchased and operated in the fleets of 22 local governments representing 58% of Western Australians.
HAZARA WOMEN AND REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUPS LAUNCH 12 MONTHS OF ACTION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan is the only country that prevents girls from attending school or university after the age of 12
From coal colossus to renewable superpower – Queensland’s transformation
Australia should take a lead from Queensland and its global partners and act now with a landmark, nation-building strategic investment of public capital into the Future Fund, to leverage existing investments in the National Reconstruction Fund and Rewiring the Nation. We need the government to underwrite local procurement policies to underpin domestic manufacturing.
Extreme heat makes schools unsafe
By 2050, hundreds of thousands of Australian children will face severe and extreme heat that risks their life, their health, and their learning and 7 million children will face more frequent and more intense heat waves.
Employment pathways for diverse women
Any organisations in Gosford who have the ideas to help local women succeed are encouraged to apply.
Demand for food hampers up 200%
With recent figures from Mary Mac’s suggesting demand for its food hampers has gone from 50 hampers a week to a huge 150, even some of the shelves in Mary Mac’s own food pantry are also looking a little understocked.
MP speaks in parliament on petrol prices
I have written directly to every oil company with service stations in the region and have asked them to explain why our region experiences higher fuel prices.