We can learn much from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, a master of staying on topic, writes Peter Ellerton, The University of Queensland in this piece republished from The Conversation. As b…
Why so much anger about a young woman? Waning privilege syndrome
‘This annoying little brat..’. ‘Entitled political pawn’. ‘Deeply disturbed messiah’. ‘Over dramatic’. ‘A young person getting carried away’. And so rant the middle aged white men of Australia about…
Misogyny, male rage and the words men use to describe Greta Thunberg
Detractors have dismissed Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg – a Nobel Prize nominee – as mentally ill, hysterical and a millennial weirdo after she pleaded with world officials last …
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…
‘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…
‘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. In what was perhaps her most impassioned and impressive …
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 in Australia, with thousands already gathering in capital cities. They’ve arrived with their best sign…
‘This is the time to wake up’: Greta Thunberg’s full speech in US Congress
Greta Thunberg delivered this speech in the US Congress on Thursday, urging politicians to look to the sacrifices of Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists in the the fight to solve the c…
‘We want our future back’: why girl activists are leading the climate movement
The future used to be full of possibilities for young people. Now it scares us. Will we still have enjoyable summers? The wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and Amazon rainforest? Or will we suffer unb…
No business as usual as thousands of businesses support climate protests
With protests planned around the country and world today, more than 2500 businesses in Australia have pledged their support for workers to participate in strikes. Tech giant Atlassian is on the list o…
