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The essence of childhood destroyed in Palestine – UN

Jacquelene 1 July 2026

Human rights violations by Israel against Palestinian children have resulted in a call to UN Member States to arrest and extradite Israeli officials with International Criminal Court warrants and to take all available steps to prevent the commission of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This article is extracted […]

Have your say on human rights in NSW

Jacquelene 30 June 2026

Time is running out to have your say on the need for a Human Rights Act in NSW as a parliamentary inquiry will close off submissions on 3 July. By Jacquelene Pearson The Human Rights Bill 2025 was referred to the Committee on Community Services by the Legislative Assembly on […]

Information rights project seeks funds

Jacquelene 17 June 2026

The Information Rights Project, born from the campaign to free Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, has been operating for a year but needs funds to keep going. One year ago Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange, founded The Information Rights Project, a registered charity to uphold the right to acces information, […]

Growing strong through the riches of recovery

Jacquelene 4 June 2026

A combination of hard work, along with faith, family and friends, have transformed 51-year-old Dr James McLure’s life after seven-and-a-half long years of suffering in silence without a diagnosis for schizophrenia. By Jacquelene Pearson Australia doesn’t have an official data source to track the number of people who are living […]

Greenpeace calls on Australian government to uphold international law and ensure safe passage of peaceful Gaza flotilla

Jacquelene 4 May 2026

SYDNEY, Monday 4 May 2026 — Following the illegal detention of six Australians by the Israeli military, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the Australian Government to act with urgency to uphold international law and ensure the protection of the Global Sumud Flotilla with concrete steps to ensure its safe […]

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 […]

The essence of childhood destroyed in Palestine – UN

Surveillance, silence and punishment on Palestine in our universities

Have your say on human rights in NSW

Peak First Nations arts organisation to transition executive team

Information rights project seeks funds

Note to vegans – protein from cauliflower leaves could be your next dish

OUR KIDS CAN’T AFFORD MORE COAL – PARENTS TELL MINNS GOVERNMENT

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

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