The role of a Citizens Inquiry is to deal with serious issues, mainly the violation of human rights and environmental rights.
Jacquelene
A new era for women in sport
Australia, Norway, New Zealand, and Brazil are among a growing list of national football federations that have committed to equal pay for men’s and women’s national teams.
Australia wastes 29 million meals a day
For families, food waste costs $2500 a year on average
Climate Council calls for end of offshore gas exploration
Exploring for more oil and gas now is like building Video Ezy stores in the age of Netflix.
NSW EPA’s effectiveness questioned after disappointing mine ruling
We all deserve to have clean, fresh air.
NSW biodiversity strategy falls short of putting ‘nature first’
Concurrence from the Minister for the Environment will be required for state significant development or state significant infrastructure projects where conditions other than the requirement for the full number and type of credits to be met are proposed.
Some GPs offering patchy protection
The federal government should overhaul the way general practice is funded, to provide more money to GPs in poorer areas with more disadvantaged patients. This would enable those GPs to spend more time with patients to explain and promote vaccination.
Neo-colonial traumas run deep on contested land
First Nations Australia is not homogenous and custodianship is sometimes contested. Here’s a simple explanation of deep divisions over traditional custodianship in one area of NSW.
Koala Foundation Chair calls on PM to repeal outdated Regional Forest Act
RFAs … authorise logging of native forests on public land, private land and possibly even within National Parks, all while bypassing the usual environmental approval processes.
No more fossil fuel handouts – ACF
ACF believes the public should not foot the bill on a technology upgrade for a mine that is seeking approval to extend its operations to 2050.