Articles and media releases
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....
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...
Read MoreBook Review: How To Fall In Love With The Future
December 08, 2025
Author: Rob Hopkins. Review written by Stephanie Munroe (Parents for Climate Supporter) You’re a time traveller, eagerly stepping into the future. Climbing out of your spaceship, you look to a world where we as a civilisation did it - we turned around our march...
Read MoreClimate Action Wheel of Fortune: How one Mum brought a big idea to life
December 08, 2025
What do you get when you combine a Men’s Shed, a bunch of high school engineering students and one very creative Climate Mum? A Climate Action Wheel of Fortune, of course!
Read MoreNew AER data shows hundreds of thousands are struggling with rising energy debts as Australians demand more government intervention to lower bills
December 02, 2025
An alliance of energy justice advocates is calling for urgent government intervention to wipe-out the energy debts of struggling households, as new data shows almost 1 in 20 energy consumers cannot cover the full cost of their regular energy bill, as energy...
Read MoreLiberal backflip on climate commitments fails Australian families
November 13, 2025
Reactive statement from Nic Seton, CEO of Parents for Climate And quotes from more parents in QLD, NSW and VIC below. Nic Seton, CEO for Parents for Climate says: “The decision by the Federal Liberal leadership to walk away from Australia’s climate commitments is...
Read MoreMums' message echoes in Parliament
November 10, 2025
It started, as many good things do, with a few local mums and a shared concern for their kids’ future. Claire, Katy and Kelly from East Sydney decided they didn’t want to just worry about climate change, they wanted to do something about it....
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