Nic Seton
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Nic Seton published How to engage more people in your local action group in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:11:05 +1000
How to engage more people in your local action group
AnswerBring along your sign up sheets, or send people to sign up for local groups online. And consider hosting a post election social event at a pub, park, or playground, as a way to build relationships through a shared-experience. For example, https://www.ap4ca.org/post_election_get-together
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Nic Seton published What you can do as AP4CA at Polling Booths - Our style and approach in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:10:27 +1000
What you can do as AP4CA at Polling Booths - Our style and approach
AnswerWhat we do: We can attend a polling booth as AP4CA and be present to engage in conversations. Just ensure that AP4CA volunteers do not tell people how to vote.
In short: we don’t tell people who to vote for, but we can empower them to decide, using our analysis: "Where Do They Stand" Guide.
Our approach: We aim to show a relatable and trusted voice of families who want what’s best for our kids. So please be considerate of others. Show others you are having fun. And get involved in local community activities, such as democracy sausages, wearing your Australian Parents for Climate Action colours.
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Nic Seton published How to have great conversations with willing participants in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:09:53 +1000
How to have great conversations with willing participants
How to have great conversations with willing participants
AnswerCheck out our expert climate conversations guide and resources here.
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Nic Seton published What rules and laws do we need to be aware of? in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:08:58 +1000
What rules and laws do we need to be aware of?
What rules and laws do we need to be aware of?
AnswerAustralian Electoral Commission rules and Australian Charity Not-for-profits Commission rules apply to everything Australian Parents for Climate Action and identifiable supporters do. Please get in touch with the staff team for any specific guidance. See the table above for a quick summary.
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Nic Seton published Can we hand out scorecards or ‘how to vote’ cards? in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:08:18 +1000
Can we hand out scorecards or ‘how to vote’ cards?
Can we hand out scorecards or ‘how to vote’ cards?
AnswerYes, you can, but not as Australian Parents for Climate Action. That’s an individual decision that can be enabled by other groups and campaigns.
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Nic Seton published How does Australian Parents for Climate Action answer the question “who should I vote for?” in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:07:40 +1000
How does Australian Parents for Climate Action answer the question “who should I vote for?”
How does Australian Parents for Climate Action answer the question “who should I vote for?”
AnswerAustralian Parents for Climate Action is intentionally non-partisan. That is our power - we engage with all sides of politics towards durable multi partisan support for climate action. On top of that, we can’t support or oppose any candidate under charity law. So, when someone asks “Who should I vote for?”, we can say, “You can vote for the candidate with the strongest climate policy. Here’s a link to our ‘where do they stand guide’.” Basically, we don’t tell people who to vote for, but we can empower them to decide, using our analysis.
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Nic Seton published What is our campaign strategy around polling booths? in polling-booths 2022-05-10 12:04:56 +1000
What is our campaign strategy around polling booths?
What is our campaign strategy around polling booths?
AnswerAt polling booths, we encourage Australian Parents for Climate Action volunteers to engage in productive climate conversations at polling stations and across their communities, but not to hand out ‘how to vote’ cards as Australian Parents for Climate Action.
Our overall strategy is to work towards durable, multi-partisan support for climate action, before and after the election. We want all sides of politics to support greater action on climate change. In order to increase trust and confidence in working with all election candidates towards playing a greater role in championing climate action, we have chosen not to undermine their campaigns, including with “how to vote” cards, or scorecards. Instead we seek to present the facts about all candidates' policies alongside clear arguments for climate solutions. We want to raise the importance of climate change in our communities. We have produced a national “where do they stand guide”. -
Polling booths and polling day - Guidance and QandA
Please use this guidance to support and represent Australian Parents for Climate Action at polling booths. See the quick summary table and QandA below.
Australian Parents for Climate Action volunteers can
Australian Parents for Climate Action won’t
Have great climate conversations with electors at polling booths.
Hand out ‘how to vote’ cards, scorecards, local group flyers, or material other than our 'where do they stand' guide.
Wear an Australian Parents for Climate Action t-shirt.
Tell people how to vote.
Hand out our 'where do they stand' guide. Display our “Climate Action Now” corflute signs.
While our “Climate Action Now” corflute signs don’t need political authorisations at other places, these can’t be used close to the polling booths.
Set up a stall outside the polling place: Stalls can be set up outside a polling place as long as they are 6 metres from the entrance to the booth and they do not obstruct voters access to the booth. Only hand out our 'Where Do They Stand' guide.
No electoral matter can be handed out near a polling booth if is doesn't have political authorisations (these are special identifying statements as outlined here).
QandA
- What is our campaign strategy around polling booths?
- How does Australian Parents for Climate Action answer the question “who should I vote for?”
- Can we hand out scorecards or ‘how to vote’ cards?
- What rules and laws do we need to be aware of?
- How to have great conversations with willing participants
- What you can do as AP4CA at Polling Booths - Our style and approach
- How to engage more people in your local action group
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Nic Seton published Without greater investment in renewables, federal budget fails to deliver long term financial relief for families in Articles and media releases 2022-03-30 11:46:18 +1100
Without greater investment in renewables, federal budget fails to deliver long term financial relief for families
Australian Parents for Climate Action has called on the Federal Government to help families struggling with cost of living pressures, by providing more affordable access to electric vehicles and installation of solar panels to their homes.
While the temporary, one off tax cuts announced in yesterday’s Federal Budget will help alleviate some of the financial burdens families face today, a permanent solution is needed. Investment in renewable energy for households across Australia would help make painful price surges in fuel and energy a thing of the past.
“Cost of living is a huge issue for Australian parents who are struggling with rising fuel prices and stagnant wages,” said Nic Seton, CEO of Parents for Climate Action. “If the Federal Government invested more in renewable energy our weekly bills would fall, our carbon emissions would drop, and we would be creating jobs.”
Mother of three, Julia Jones, from Perth, has been able to afford solar panels and an electric vehicle. She said: “Our electricity bills now are as low as $30-$40 a month in Spring and Autumn, and this includes charging our car. On average, families in Western Australia spend $134 a month on petrol - and that was before the increase in petrol prices. We are lucky that we can afford to do this all upfront, and then save money in the long run. It should be much easier and more affordable for all Australian families to be able to get these weekly savings and reduce their cost of living.”
Palani Subramanian in Blacktown said: “Replacing gas for cooking & heating by electricity from solar panels will definitely be a win-win for my family, saving $1000 per year but also saving my family from respiratory diseases like asthma associated with gas use, and therefore also reduce health costs for the government.
“We have always managed with public transport with one child. However, after our second child it became impossible. While we wanted to buy an Electric Vehicle, the cost was at least three to four times more than a petrol car. If subsidies, tax exemptions & interest free loans were available for EVs, we could be saving at least $75 every week on today's high cost of living. And solar panels in my house can charge my EV instead of exporting energy to grid at one fourth the price of importing from the grid. “
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For more information or interviews contact: Nic Seton on 0407 638 973 or Emily Watkins on 0420 622 408.
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Nic Seton published National Emergency Response in Articles and media releases 2022-03-10 10:01:07 +1100
Less Photo Opps, A Lot More Climate Action Please
Responding to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s National Emergency Declaration announcement for the ongoing flooding, Australian Parents for Climate Action demands a more genuine response to increasingly frequent and severe climate disasters.
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Nic Seton published Sign: Success (donate) in Host a Climate Action Now sign 2022-03-02 15:31:16 +1100
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IPCC Report Response: Australian Families are dealing with the cost of inaction now
Australian Parents for Climate Action highlights the gravity and severity of the latest climate science report from the IPCC.
This report arrives while the people of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales are being hit with extreme flooding. Climate change is affecting our water cycle - wet areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier. Rain is being experienced more in the form of intense downpours, leading to greater risk of floods.
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