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We have one year to create the largest ever protected area on Earth
In the words of David Attenborough, “Our planet is a blue planet”. With over 70% of our world covered by water, our oceans can be seen from across the solar system. It wasn’t long ago that the oceans were still believed to be too vast for human activity to be able to cause them significant,…
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Historic treaty banning nuclear weapons opens for signature: Australia where are you?
When the first British nuclear test explosion in South Australia on 15 October, 1953 shook the ground, an oily radioactive black mist spread fear and acute radiation sickness among the people living at Wallatinna, Yami Lester was just a young boy.
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13 quotes by women that will inspire you to save the world
We’re taking time out to celebrate and applaud the tireless work of women to overcome injustice and work towards a green and peaceful future. We’re taking time out to celebrate and applaud the tireless work of women to overcome injustice and work towards a green and peaceful future. Take a look through the wise words…
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The Trump effect: How far back has he pushed us?
The election of Donald Trump to the U.S. Presidency in November 2016 threw a lot of people into a tailspin, and the actions out of the White House since he took office in January have been cause for concern on a number of fronts. On the 100th Day of the Trump Administration, we are in…
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Our oceans are under attack; How can you help?
"We are here today to take decisive action to nurture and protect the lifeblood of our planet. Oceans and seas cover two-thirds of our home," explains Guterres.
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If You Think The Turnbull Government Is Populist, Then You Don’t Understand Populism
It’s tempting to brand Malcolm Turnbull a spineless populist. While the first bit may be right, the second clearly isn’t. This piece was originally published on New Matilda. In the wake of a shock pro-Brexit decision and Donald Trump’s election win large sections of the global intelligentsia were quick to announce the arrival of a…
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You’re winning against CommBank!
Commbank has today released its notice of annual general meeting. They have devoted an entire three pages out of the fifteen substantive pages of the document defending their woeful climate change policy and multi-billion-dollar support for fossil fuels. This is despite the fact that they also had to address their money-laundering lawsuit and the fact…
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Female focus: Why women are more impacted by climate change
Climate change is a non-negotiable fact. We’ve heard the scientists, we’ve seen the data and we’ve begun to see the harrowing changes to our environment. Local villagers celebrate the Government’s decision to stop Mahan coal block from mining. Saving the forests and livelihoods of thousands was celebrated by people from 20 different villages at a…
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Australia’s Plastic Problem: What, why & how?
There are many complex, nuanced issues in today’s world – banning single-use plastic products isn’t one of them. | In order to curb the exorbitant amount of plastic pollution in Australia, we need to stop relying on plastic products with such a short life-span. Consider this: Recent Greenpeace analysis found that Australians alone use over 9.7…
