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Bushfire survivors want politicians to put people before profits

Jacquelene 24 February 2025

On Wednesday 26 February, five years since the devastating Black Summer bushfires, survivors will gather in Sydney to launch and sign onto a new Australian Bushfire Survivor Declaration, which calls on Australia’s governments to put human lives before the profits of the fossil fuel industry. To mark the sombre anniversary […]

Opinion: we need to QUICKLY change the conversation

Jacquelene 31 January 2025

When you are the only customer in the hair salon; when your kid’s waitressing shift gets cancelled because the restaurant has no bookings, you start to think, well, maybe the cost of living crisis is real. Or is it? Let’s look at what is really going on and change the […]

Environmental Justice News

Queensland’s Scenic Rim gets global eco recognition

Jacquelene 31 January 2025

Now there’s even more reason to visit Queensland’s famous Scenic Rim – the region has just achieved ECO Destination Certification with Ecotourism Australia, a result of meeting global best-practice standards in ecotourism, responsible travel and environmental conservation. As the first destination to achieve certification in 2025, the Scenic Rim becomes […]

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SPECIAL REPORT: Saving our wetlands part 1 the big picture

Jacquelene 29 January 2025

Over 50% of coastal wetlands in NSW have been destroyed since colonisation and the NSW Government is ill-equipped to take advantage of the emerging Blue Carbon market to help protect and restore these ecosystems. By Jacquelene Pearson In this four-part special report, we will explore the health of wetlands in […]

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COP29 climate finance goal ‘smoke and mirrors’

Jacquelene 25 November 2024

Oxfam Australia has called the new global climate finance goal smoke and mirrors, responding to the COP29 climate finance agreement. At COP29 wealthy countries agreed to mobilise USD$300 billion per year by 2035 to support low-income countries cope with climate change impacts and switch to renewable energy. But Oxfam Australia […]

Environmental Justice News

Activists urge world leaders to ‘End Plastic’

Jacquelene 25 November 2024

As UN negotiations for a global Plastics Treaty start in Busan, South Korea, over 500 Friends of the Earth International and Friends of the Earth South Korea (KFEM) activists sent a bold message to governments with their bodies, making a human sign spelling out the words “End Plastic”. The action […]

Future Sooner questions need for another inquiry when ‘people want action now’

Jacquelene 25 November 2024

The NSW government is establishing a Coal Ash Advisory Committee to support its response to the 16 recommendations it already agreed to action following the ‘2020 NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into costs for remediation of sites containing coal ash repositories’ (Coal Ash Inquiry). “We must be living in a parallel universe,” […]

Environmental Justice News

Broome community unites to save local reef

Jacquelene 13 November 2024

More than 120 Broome locals gathered on November 1 at Entrance Point Reef to call for its protection according to Environs Kimberley and on November 14 a giant townhall meeting in Sydney’s Marrickville will aim to shed more light on the current Commonwealth Government’s gas plans for the Kimberley. As […]

Residents sick and tired of coal coverups

Jacquelene 13 November 2024

The Interim Report from a recent Citizens’ Inquiry that examined the health impacts on communities located in the wind shadows of coal-fired power stations on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie has labelled such places as dangerous for living, working or raising children. Witnesses at the recent Future Sooner Citizens’ […]

$1 billion in tree canopy hangs in the balance

Jacquelene 12 November 2024

Prominent botanist and academic, Dr Greg Moore OAM has called for Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, to vote for common sense and ensure Victoria’s environment is secured for the future by adding $1 billion in tree canopy. The Victorian Government is seeking to overturn the overwhelming recommendation […]

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Have your say on human rights in NSW

Peak First Nations arts organisation to transition executive team

Information rights project seeks funds

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Bowen urged to lead with ambition to accelerate fossil fuel phase out as energy crisis bites

Time for a woman to take UN top job

Growing strong through the riches of recovery

Webinar coming up on non-urban water metering rules

Inquiry may provide justice for the maligned dingo

Bushfire survivors want politicians to put people before profits

Opinion: we need to QUICKLY change the conversation

Queensland’s Scenic Rim gets global eco recognition

SPECIAL REPORT: Saving our wetlands part 1 the big picture

COP29 climate finance goal ‘smoke and mirrors’

Activists urge world leaders to ‘End Plastic’

Future Sooner questions need for another inquiry when ‘people want action now’

$1 billion in tree canopy hangs in the balance

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