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Practical Tips for Climate Action: Taking Care of You
May 08, 2025
One often overlooked—but essential—part of climate action is taking care of ourselves along the way. Navigating the complexities of family life in a rapidly changing climate, within systems that don’t always support our wellbeing, can be incredibly tough. At times, it can feel downright...
Read MoreAfter the Vote: What Now for Climate, for Families, for Us?
May 05, 2025
In the middle of this messy, high-stakes election, I kept picturing my kids riding their bikes to school, breathing clean air, growing up with real choices and a safe climate. That’s what we’re all fighting for, isn’t it. To protect what we love. As...
Read MoreNuclear waste and schools don’t mix: Parents want answers on radioactive waste transport routes
April 30, 2025
Advocacy group Parents for Climate says parents want to know how the risks of nuclear waste being transported past schools and child care centres will be managed by Peter Dutton if nuclear reactors proposed by the Coalition are built. Parents for Climate CEO Nic...
Read MoreCoalition missing in action while left and right candidates support home solar and batteries, say Parents for Climate
April 29, 2025
Advocacy group Parents for Climate says the results of a candidate pledge it has circulated in the lead up to the election show the Coalition as disappointingly weak on its support for solar and home batteries - hugely popular policies supported by the Senate...
Read MoreParents for Climate: major parties should match Greens solar for renters policy
April 11, 2025
Advocacy group Parents for Climate applauds today’s “Renters' right to solar” announcement by the Greens, and calls on the major parties to either match it or offer alternative solutions. CEO Nic Seton said, “Parents in our network regularly meet with MPs from across the...
Read MoreAussie parents take action against greenwashing, cancelling services as report shows 5.2 million parents fall victim to greenwashing
April 11, 2025
Misuse of environmental claims growing with parents demanding greater accountability, fines and regulation Australian parents are taking a stand against greenwashing, cancelling their household service providers, and demanding greater accountability as concern grows over the escalating misuse of misleading environmental claims by businesses. As...
Read MoreReview: The Giants
April 10, 2025
Have you seen The Giants? I was inspired to rewatch this incredible film after recently meeting Dr Bob Brown in Brisbane. In a tumultuous time - turning towards the magnificence of trees is just what I needed.
Read MoreClimate Action is Better with Friends
April 10, 2025
One thing we hear time and time again from parents, grandparents, and carers across the country is how much more empowered and hopeful they feel when they're connected with others who care deeply about taking climate action—especially when those connections happen in person.
Read MoreQLD Government Plan to Axe Renewable Energy Target, Extend Life of Coal and Gas a Step in the Wrong Direction
April 09, 2025
Parents for Climate is very disappointed to hear reports that the Queensland Government plans to scrap the State’s renewable energy target and extend the life of coal and gas. CEO, Nic Seton, said: “Queenslanders have been leading the way in their uptake of renewable...
Read MoreWhere To Start on Home Electrification
April 08, 2025
Thinking about switching your home to all-electric but not sure where to begin? You’re not alone — more and more families across Australia are considering making the move away from gas and towards cleaner, healthier, and more cost-effective electric homes. Electrifying your home doesn’t...
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