Australia risks being left behind as global capital markets pour trillions of dollars into net zero investment opportunities, HESTA CEO Debby Blakey last week warned in a speech to the Global Race to Zero Summit. Ms Blakey said global capital markets are proactively weighing up climate change risks when making […]
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The Nature Conservation Council has expressed grave concerns over the fast-tracking of water engineering projects in the Southern Murray Darling Basin, warning that more interventions in the system will result in less water for the environment overall and authorities picking winners and losers. “The poor track record of water engineering projects means we are very […]
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Australia is the worst performing of all developed countries when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and moving beyond fossil fuels according to a new report from the Climate Council. The report – From Paris to Glasgow – A World on the Move – concludes that Australia is being […]
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The failure of Katter’s Reef Regulation Reversal Bill to gain support in a Queensland Parliamentary Committee is good news for our Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says. Members of the Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee recommended the Bill not be passed. If enacted, the Bill […]
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The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) ‘Together We Can’ campaign is reassuring if you are concerned about the climate crisis but feel overwhelmed and powerless and/or if you’ve been told that no one cares and it’s too late anyway. If you have made it onto an ACF mailing list you will […]
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Many are completely disengaged from contemporary politics but others, though fewer in number, are determined to diversify the voices in our national parliament and raise standards along the way. New Senator Dorinda Cox (Greens, Western Australia) had a great deal to say in her Maiden Speech that is worth consideration […]
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Community campaign network GetUp! continues to prepare for the next federal election (due before May 2022) by raising funds to pay for advertising in marginal seats. This time the refusal of the Morrison Government to refer Christian Porter’s non-disclosure of the donors behind the $1 million blind trust that covered […]
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CENTRAL COAST, NSW: A community planning forum to be held on December 11, is intended to give individuals and concerned community groups a chance to steer the planning agenda for their region. It has been argued that for the past decade NSW communities have been losing control over local planning […]
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The notion of platform as publisher deserves consideration when determining who is responsible for the digital undermining of everything from personal safety and wellbeing to the pillars of democratic society. By Jackie Pearson It took Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce complaining about his daughter being abused on social media for […]
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As we approach World Humanitarian Day on August 19, humanitarian crises are increasing in scale, impact and frequency and humanitarian organisations are forging new alliances to cope. In Ethiopia, for instance, women are facing the compounding challenges of growing conflict, COVID-19 and locust swarms. Kaleita Wendim is a 35-year-old mother […]
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