Uncategorised 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.
Politics 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 aren’t surprising.
News & Views Grassroots women won’t be left behind in reducing disaster risks Women continue to use grassroots community networks to develop long-term sustainable approaches to combat climate change, disasters and conflict.
News & Views Two women, one school girl and three world leaders clutching at straws Scott Morrison, Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have faced very different questions this week, but all three have resorted to clutching at straws
Leadership Meet the teenage girls leading the climate revolution locally and abroad While I was at the Climate Strike last week, surrounded by a sea of over 100,000 people, it struck me that there were teenage girls everywhere I looked.
Politics ‘Needless anxiety’ Scott Morrison’s dismissal of Greta Thunberg is truly staggering Morrison warned that we should “caution against raising the anxieties of children in our country” when addressing the threat of climate change.
News & Views ‘How dare you’: Greta Thunberg delivers blistering speech at UN Climate Summit Greta Thunberg has slammed world leaders for their failure to act on the climate crisis, calling them out for their “betrayal” of young people.
News & Views She’ll not be right. Thousands join protests all over Australia And so it begins. There are 110 towns and cities taking part in the Global Strike 4 Climate, with thousands already gathering in capital cities.
News & Views A call to act: The climate emergency is feminism’s biggest threat We can’t hide from the fact that climate change is a feminist issue any longer and this should be front and centre of all of our minds.
News & Views ‘This is the time to wake up’: Greta Thunberg’s full speech in US Congress Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered this speech in the US Congress, urging politicians to look to the sacrifices of civil rights activists.
News & Views ‘We want our future back’: why girl activists are leading the climate movement Climate change is not fair. It has disproportionate impacts on those of us who are especially vulnerable: children and particularly girls.
Business No business as usual as thousands of businesses support climate protests As climate protests happen all over the world today, thousands of businesses have pledged their support for workers to participate.