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Survey reveals 95% of families want help to be more energy efficient at home as cost of living soars
Posted by Nic Seton · 10 Oct 2022
Nearly 95% of Australian families have had to cut their spending on essentials such as food and heating over winter, as the cost of living skyrockets. A new survey of 1000 households...
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Analysis: New gas and coal undermines Labor’s climate target, regardless of whether it’s exported
Posted by David McEwen · 12 Sep 2022
We Can’t Have Our Cake and Eat It Too Some in the new Labor Government, and the Coalition previously have claimed that Australia can reduce its emissions, while simultaneously approving new coal...
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Parents praise NSW EPA for taking first step to protecting our children’s future
Posted by Nic Seton · 8 Sep 2022
Nic Seton, Chief Executive of Parents for Climate Action, has welcomed the release today of the NSW Environment Protection Agency’s draft climate action plan.
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Nature Book Week
Posted by Anna Lycett · 8 Sep 2022
This week is Nature Book Week - an initiative from the Wilderness Society. In honour of Nature Book Week, we’re taking the chance to delve into some of our favourite children’s books that...
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Would ending new fossil fuel approvals be good for the economy?
Posted by David McEwen · 27 Aug 2022
It is indisputable that fossil fuels, produced and consumed anywhere on the globe, are gravely endangering the environment on which we all depend for our food, fresh water, oxygen, physical and mental...
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What Could a Good Climate Action Bill Look Like?
Posted by David McEwen · 20 Aug 2022
Last week we talked about what is in the government’s Climate Change Bill. Which was to say, not much, really. In this post we look more broadly at what sort of climate...
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Wow, We Have a Climate Bill!
Posted by David McEwen · 15 Aug 2022
Welcome to the Australian Parents for Climate Action policy blog. In coming posts you’ll hear from members of our volunteer Policy & Submissions team as they do their best to untangle the...
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Listen to AP4CA Advisory Group Chair, Dr. Rebecca Huntley, on the Hope. Act. Thrive. podcast
Posted by Sally Giblin · 9 Aug 2022
“Often the best climate conversations are when you get a sense of why they feel the way they do, and then you exchange with them what your climate story is. And that...
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Gender and diversity in the 47th Parliament
Posted by David McEwen · 18 Jul 2022
As a parent led advocacy group we represent a diverse range of parents and families across Australia. One of the key actions we undertake is engaging and meeting with MP’s to discuss...
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Parents call for climate action following SA government's Climate Emergency Declaration
Posted by Nic Seton · 6 Jun 2022
Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) welcomes the Labor state government’s recent Climate Emergency Declaration, but is now calling on the government to translate words into action. AP4CA SA local group organiser...
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