Catastrophic fire conditions in NSW and Queensland over the weekend resulted in three fatalities and at least 150 homes destroyed and there is no relief in sight. A state of emergency has been declare…
‘On the right side of history’: Jacinda Ardern leads NZ to pass zero carbon bill
Jacinda Ardern’s landmark climate change legislation passed through New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday with history-making cross-party support. The Zero Carbon Bill commits New Zealand to new …
Jane Fonda accepts BAFTA award while being arrested for climate protest
Late last week, Jane Fonda accepted an award from BAFTA Los Angeles while being arrested during a climate emergency protest in Washington DC. The actor was honoured with the Stanley Kubrick award for …
Maggots, mulch and meals: Meet 4 female founders eliminating food waste
Today is the day that thousands of small businesses are closing early and taking to the streets alongside striking school children, to demand action on climate change. In Australia, more than 2,700 bu…
Climate emergency: Zali Steggall presents 400,000 strong climate petition to parliament
More than 400,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal government to declare a national climate emergency. The petition was presented to the House of Representatives on Tuesday afterno…
New research shows women are a lot more fearful about the future of Australia than men
There’s no shortage of fearful women in Australia, according to new data from the Australia Talks research. And while sad, the results are hardly surprising. Earlier this year, The ABC posed mor…
Grassroots women won’t be left behind in reducing disaster risks
For many of the women ActionAid works with, natural disasters have become a disturbingly common occurrence that threatens their lives, their communities and their traditional way of life. Changes in c…
Two women, one school girl and three world leaders clutching at straws
Scott Morrison, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have faced very different questions about their actions in leadership this week, but all three have resorted to clutching at straws in order to deflect f…
Meet the teenage girls leading the climate revolution locally and abroad
While I was standing in the Domain at the Climate Strike last week, surrounded by a sea of over 100,000 people, it struck me more than once that there were teenage girls everywhere I looked. Leading t…
‘Needless anxiety’ Scott Morrison’s dismissal of Greta Thunberg is truly staggering
On Monday, while 16-year old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg delivered a blistering speech to the UN Summit on Climate Change, Australia’s Prime Minister was at a Chicago McDonald’s checki…
