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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,...

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Book 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!)....

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Powering 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...

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Health 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....

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NSW 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...

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Parent 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...

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Too 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.

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Standing 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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