Environmental activist and 16-year-old Swedish school student Greta Thunberg is the young woman behind the global movement of student activism for climate action. Last year, Thunberg started skipping …
This week’s ‘leadership’: Chaos & fear mongering that ignores the real terror ahead
How many words and column inches have been spent exploring the apparent consequences of the medical transfers bill this week? A bill that ultimately aims to deliver a little bit of humanity to refugee…
My biggest fear about having kids is shared by thousands of women
There are many fears that cross my mind when I think about having children: How will I maintain my independence? What if I’m a terrible mother? What if my relationship falls apart under the pres…
This Women4Climate conference looks set to arrive in Sydney in 2020
A global conference for climate leaders from the world’s major cities is expected to be held in Sydney next year. The City of Sydney has won a bid to host the global Women4Climate Conference, wh…
Get on the ‘right side of history’: Jacinda Ardern’s plea to world leaders on climate change
Once again Jacinda Ardern has provided a breath of fresh air on the world stage, urging leaders to get on the “right side of history” and act on climate change. Sharing a panel with Al Gor…
US politics’ most powerful woman Nancy Pelosi puts climate crisis on the agenda
Nancy Pelosi received a standing ovation for her first address as Speaker of the House, with her firm comments on climate change standing out at a time when the Trump administration has largely reject…
‘Leaders of the world, you must lead’: Sir David Attenborough’s plea on climate change
Climate change is humanity’s greatest threat in thousands of years that could lead to the extinction of “much of the natural world,” Sir David Attenborough told the opening ceremony …
Why I carried this sign to protest government inaction on climate change: 14yo Alicia Guiney
Fourteen year old Alicia Guiney is the author (and holder) of the above protest sign, and one of thousands of students who demanded action on climate change during a series of protests last Friday. T…
‘We will not comply’: When young people are told to quit protesting climate change inaction
Students set to strike against inaction on climate change were told by the Prime Minister to stay in school, during Question Time on Monday. Schools should not be turned into Parliament, Scott Morriso…
Scott Morrison’s ‘fair dinkum’ bus is helping the PM listen. Are you getting heard?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has got himself a bus, and it’s currently touring Queensland. It’s not just any bus. It’s a big, blue-painted bus, with Morrison’s name and slogan…
