By Celine Lai
On 8 April 2020 the Australian Senate established a Select Committee to enquire into the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals and organisations were invited to make written submissions before the end of May. Many of …
By Joan Day
Recently, I watched two videos from the City of Stirling produced to educate the ratepayers and residents in lieu of personal workshops during the Covid isolation. One video was about why we should install solar PV …
By Greg Hocking
Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan recently denied that the government subsidises Australia’s fossil fuel industry.
However, Jeremy Moss, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of New South Wales, has debunked that claim in The Conversation and …
By Rehana Khan & the 350 Perth team
In our June 2020 newsletter, a member of our team wrote a brief article acknowledging the Black Lives Matter protest that happened in Perth that month, and emphasised that there can …
By Rehana Khan
In the near future, independent MP Zali Steggall will introduce a private member’s Climate Change Bill into Federal Parliament, and Greens MP Tim Clifford will be introducing a Climate Change Act in the WA State Parliament.…
Renewable Energy in Australia – The “Repower Australia Plan”
By Celine Lai
The “Repower Australia Plan” is a joint project between the Australian Conservation Foundation, GetUp!, Solar Citizens, the Nature Conservation Council, Environment Victoria, and 350.org. It has been …
By Rod Mitchell
Australia needs much more aggressive cuts in emissions to reach net zero by 2050 as shown by the graph below:
Note: LULUCF= Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
The Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Australia advocates for …
By Rehana K
On Saturday 13th June, I went to the Black Lives Matter protest at Langley Park in Perth. There were over 7,000 people there, despite the ongoing pandemic, and thousands more watching the livestream online – demonstrating …
By Fossil Free UWA
The University of Western Australia decided last year to conduct research which will help build the Burrup Hub, to the tune of $600,000 from both Woodside and Chevron. Stop the Centre for Climate Damage is …
By Celine Lai
In May 2020 a sacred site of major archaeological and cultural significance was callously destroyed by Rio Tinto in the expansion of an iron ore mine in Western Australia. The site, a cave, showed 46,000 years …