The Nadesalingam Tamil asylum seeker family has finally made its way home to Biloela thanks to bridging visas granted by the newly-elected Albanese Government and local campaigner Angela Fredericks has told The Point she is confident they will be able to stay in the small Queensland town for good this […]
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Early days for community batteries
One of the election promises the new Labor Government must keep is the rollout of 400 community batteries to help store rooftop solar energy – it is a step in the right direction but there are quite a few practical challenges that will need to be overcome first. Federal Labor’s […]
Thank you, Australia
On Saturday, 21 May 2022 we provided ourselves with a new chance to make a difference to our future, writes Richard Weller. Inner city electorates and many other voters across Australia have asked for change. The LNP lost its way when it turned its face against the scientific fact and […]
Alan Sunderland speaks about integrity
Alan Sunderland, former ABC editorial director, has some very firm opinions about the need for a federal integrity commission with teeth. He shared some of his insights at a recent community forum on the NSW Central Coast. This is the first video to be published on The Point ESG News […]
Voting for Climate Action
If you wish to vote for action on climate change, you need to know what parties offer good climate action policies. There are many minor parties, and it is difficult to spend the time to find out what they propose to do if elected. By Richard Weller* of Climate Future […]
Vanuatu leads initiative for international climate justice
Greenpeace Australia reports that Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has warned that the survival of the Pacific is in peril if the world’s biggest polluters continue to put profit over people and planet, in Suva recently. Prime Minister Loughman made the remarks at the launch event for a powerful coalition […]
Activists shifting votes ‘one conversation at a time’
Forget about social media trends, opinion polls, leader debates and the six o’clock news, the 2022 federal election campaign is being fought by activists using some old-fashioned tactics – conversations and phone calls. GetUp is having “calling parties” – training volunteers to call voters and encourage them to pledge to […]
Life without local government Pt 4: living in the lurch
The sale of community assets including environmental land, rate hikes and service cuts are expected to continue on the NSW Central Coast even though the public was told the merger between its two old councils in 2016 would result in a “mega council” with a seat at the table to […]
Life without local government Pt 3: drowning in debt
If climate change doesn’t end up devouring the Central Coast, the interest on commercial loans negotiated at the end of 2020 may drown the region’s debt-riven Council, Jackie Pearson reports in part three of this series on the Coast’s local government (or lack thereof). “If you torture numbers long enough, […]
The Jenkins report, mean girls, and making workers safe
The National Parliament of Australia should be the workplace of our best and brightest – not only those elected to office but those who serve as staff – and it should be a safe workplace. Jackie Pearson looks at the work being done to implement the recommendations made by Sex […]