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Budget 2026 - families lead where leaders don't
May 14, 2026
This week, the Albanese Government handed down a budget responding to the largest energy crisis the world has faced. That’s not an easy job. But it was also an opportunity to build the future our kids are counting on us to get right. Sadly,...
Read MoreSending a Signal: How busy families can step up for World Environment Day 2026
May 08, 2026
Let’s be honest: between school runs, lunchbox prep, and the endless pile of laundry, "saving the planet" can feel like just another thing to feel guilty about. When we see news of rising temperatures, it’s easy to feel stuck. But the truth is, it...
Read MoreCardboard Cubbies and Clean Energy: Parents for Climate goes to Parliament
May 07, 2026
What do you get when you combine two cardboard cubby houses, a roll of tin foil, a big box of Duplo, and a face painter with 16 kids and 25 determined parents? You get Powering Our Kids’ Future, our first-ever Parents for Climate event held...
Read MoreBook Review: The Power of Positive Pranking
May 07, 2026
Who says being a "prankster" has to land you in the principal's office? I recently sat down with my daughter to read The Power of Positive Pranking by Australian author Nat Amoore (shout out to Rebecca Sparrow’s Rebel Readers Book Club for the recommendation!)....
Read MorePowering our Kids' Future, Parliament House event - 1 April
April 13, 2026
Wednesday, April 1, at Parliament House, more than 25 parents and 16 children from across Australia met with over 25 MPs and Senators to call for cost-saving energy resilience through solar and batteries on every school and childcare centre. The Solar Our Learning event...
Read MoreHealth professionals, disaster survivors and families unite to back tax on big polluters
March 29, 2026
Three of Australia’s leading community climate organisations have called on the Federal Government to introduce a 25% tax on gas exports, as momentum builds ahead of the May budget for action on the soaring profits being made by gas corporations during another energy crisis....
Read MoreNSW coal update falls short of what science, families and regional communities need
March 19, 2026
Parents for Climate says the NSW Government’s updated coal position is a welcome sign that coal expansion cannot continue unchecked, but warns the changes are still too weak to meet the scale of the challenge facing families, workers and regional communities. Parents for Climate...
Read MoreParent Power: How three mums transformed a school fete
March 09, 2026
For many of us, "tackling climate change" feels like another impossible item on a never-ending to-do list. However, three Melbourne mums including Tan Allaway recently proved that you don’t need a specialized degree or endless free time to make a massive impact. You just...
Read MoreToo Hot to Play: How one Dad sparked a national conversation
February 05, 2026
At Parents for Climate, our inbox is usually a hub for advocacy and community organizing. But during a recent heatwave, a different kind of opportunity landed: a journalist wanted to investigate the dangers of astroturf and synthetic playground surfaces.
Read MoreStanding in solidarity with the Jewish community
December 15, 2025
It is with great sadness and disbelief that we acknowledge the horrific act of terror that has targeted the Jewish community in Bondi overnight. This is a very difficult day and we are standing in solidarity with the Jewish community. More broadly, it is...
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