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Women unite in Melbourne to “rebalance power and accountability for gender equality”

Jacquelene 27 April 2026

The Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026) opened in Narrm (Melbourne) on Monday 27 April 2026, with a call to fundamentally rebalance how the world delivers gender equality. The Point ESG News Site will be reporting live from Women Deliver 2026 throughout this week including the announcement of the Melbourne Declaration […]

Heat crisis: 3 out of 4 people struggle to keep their homes cool in summer

Jacquelene 23 March 2026

Three in four people are struggling to cool their homes during summer as dangerously hot homes are impacting the health of people experiencing financial and social disadvantage, new research has revealed. From the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) A survey of 2,070 people across Australia found three in four (75%) respondents […]

Questions raised about Hanson’s narrow Senate censure

Jacquelene 10 March 2026

Marnie Laree Davis – executive member of the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia has questioned why the official censure of Senator Pauling Hanson last week did not include her remarks about First Nations People. Staff writer Senator Pauline Hanson of One Nation has been involved in several high-profile incidents in parliament […]

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Three brothers complete record-breaking row for clean water

Jacquelene 31 August 2025

Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record after completing the fastest human-powered crossing of the full Pacific Ocean. Rowers Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean arrived in Cairns, Australia on Saturday August 30 at 1.52am UTC (11.52am local time), following a mammoth 139 days 5 hours and 52 minutes […]

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Preventable crisis kills 1000 children per day

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

More than 1,000 children under five die every day from water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related diseases, with close to half of these deaths occurring inonly a few countries, including Pakistan, Nigeria and Ethiopia. Inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene claims most young lives in low-income countries, a disparity underscoring a lottery of […]

CHOICE asks you to stand up for remote First Nations communities

Jacquelene 4 November 2024

Following the release of a CHOICE investigation that found groceries in some remote First Nations communities cost more than twice as much as in capital cities a coalition of organisations is urging the government to strengthen its proposed food security strategy to improve access to food in remote First Nations […]

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Biden asked for full pardon for Assange

Jacquelene 29 August 2024

Julian Assange, former WikiLeaks founder, may be free and back in Australia but the ‘free Julian’ campaign has now turned its attention to seeking a full pardon for the admissions he made to escape incarcetation and extradition to the US According to a statement issued by his brother, Gabriel Shipton, […]

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Citizens inquiries and the right to know

Jacquelene 23 August 2024

Political fear is a major driver in stopping our elected representatives from lifting the lid on difficult issues related to human rights and environmental rights