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Climate Friendly School Swaps

September 08, 2025

Help your school organise more sustainable events and operations. We're excited to share something new that has been created by the Parents for Climate Northern Sydney chapter.Introducing the Climate Friendly School Swaps Guide!

5 Ways to Plan a Holiday That’s Kinder to the Planet (and Your Wallet)

September 08, 2025

Holidays are about switching off, spending time with loved ones, and making memories. But they can also be heavy on emissions - from flights to accommodation to the food we eat on the road. The good news? With a little planning, you can enjoy...

Parents put Bowen on notice: Australia exposed to legal risk without a net zero by 2035 target

August 30, 2025

Parents for Climate has sent a legal letter to Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, saying that, following the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion and new scientific analysis, an emissions reduction target of net zero by 2035 to align with 1.5°C...

Finding Your Voice For Climate

August 28, 2025

Climate action doesn’t always look the same. For some, it’s taking to the streets with a sign. For others, it’s showing up at school or community meetings. And sometimes, it’s about creating something lasting that can reach people in a different way - through...

Let’s Raise Our Voices for a Strong 2035 Climate Target – For Our Kids

August 11, 2025

Right now, we have a powerful opportunity to shape the kind of future our children will grow up in. The federal government is about to decide Australia’s 2035 climate target. This is one of the most important climate decisions of the decade, and it...

The Food Waste We Can't Afford

August 11, 2025

It started at a winter solstice party. Between cups of tea and conversation, a guest mentioned that she sometimes “rescued” food from supermarket bins. At first, it sounded shocking. But by the end of the night, curiosity had won — and so began my...

Film Review: Future Council

August 11, 2025

The openness, honesty and playfulness of the eight children on the yellow school bus in the ‘Future Council’ film moved me through delight, tears and laughter into a deeper yearning to be a better grandparent & carer for all our children.

From Perth to Parliament: My First Trip to Canberra to Speak Up for Our Kids

August 11, 2025

Five years ago, I couldn’t have told you which electorate I lived in. My only engagement with politics was turning up to vote every few years. Climate change felt huge and scary, but also far away. Then I read David Attenborough’s A Life on...

From ‘reef-friendly’ sunscreens to ‘sustainable’ super, greenwashing allegations are rife. Here’s how the claims stack up

August 11, 2025

Belle Co/Pexels Riona Moodley, UNSW Sydney Going “green” is not just good for the environment and climate, it can also be great for business. Consumers increasingly demand eco-friendly goods and services, and are willing to pay more for them. But consumers aren’t always getting...

These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars

August 06, 2025

Aria Yangfan Huang, CC BY-NC-ND Aria Yangfan Huang, Deakin University; Anna Klas, Deakin University; Clare Walter, The University of Melbourne; Kate Lycett, Deakin University, and Yichao Wang At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark or...