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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The northern hemisphere is in the midst of a summer marked by devastating wildfires, floods, storms and, of course, the ongoing pandemic – none of which are good signs that the IPCC latest report on climate change, due for release on August 9, would hold anything but grim news. The […]
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With defence force personnel joining police in South West and Western Sydney, ACOSS, NCOSS and community sector organisations have expressed deep concerns and urged governments to listen to, respect and act upon the calls of local community leaders. Settlement Services International (SSI) CEO and ACOSS Board Director Violet Roumeliotis: “Many […]
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When Centennial Coal cancelled its Angus Place coal mine application last week, five threatened wetlands in the Gardens of Stone were saved and 123 million tonnes of coal was kept safely in the ground. Chris Gambian, CEO of the Nature Conservation Council, says that’s equivalent to two years of NSW’s […]
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We have an over-supply of political spin in NSW at the moment and a shortage of honest leadership about a pathway out of the Delta outbreak and the mishandling of this year’s HSC is a strong case in point. By Jackie Pearson The poor old Class of 2021 and their […]
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) has deferred its decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ by a year but that doesn’t mean the Federal Government is off the hook according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. The Society says the Australian Government has six months to report […]
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The Indigenous Law Centre at the University of NSW continues to ask the community to support the ongoing push for a constitutionally protected Voice to Parliament. “This task is urgent,” says co-chairs Pat Anderson and Prof Megan Davis. “We must let parliament know that the Australian people support the Uluru […]
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Governments across Australia must urgently redouble their efforts to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inequality, the Close the Gap campaign says, following the release of disappointing new data on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. This week’s release of the first annual data report by the Productivity Commission […]
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