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Brad Pettitt’s December Update

15 January, 2026 - With three colleagues joining me in the Upper House after the WA election in May, and thereby holding the balance of power there, we were bet...

EV Energy Consumption and Sources

15 January, 2026 - A guide to efficient and cost effective charging of electric vehicle batteries By Jonathan Hippisley, Solar Enthusiast EV Energy Consum...

Volunteer Spotlight: Nobu

15 January, 2026 - We continue this series in shining a light on our generous and inspiring volunteers While our long-term volunteers are cherished, new...

EPBC Revisited

15 January, 2026 - Australia’s environment laws have been updated, but with only minor improvements to ‘environmental protection and biodiversity conservation’ ...

Inequality and Climate Change

15 January, 2026 - Our obscene and widening levels of inequality are a neglected driver of the climate crisis. We should make explicit the many ways in which in...

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026

15 January, 2026 - The Australian Greens have expressed concerns to the Prime Minister and the government about the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism ...

Forestry fails to find 98 out of 102 threatened species habitat trees in Glenbog State Forest

15 January, 2026 - The NSW Forestry Corporation has already started cutting down trees with heavy logging machinery in the Glenbog State Forest despite missing ...

Playing with Fire

15 January, 2026 - Coming to terms with how a drying climate, as in south-west WA, increases bushfire risk By Peter Sprivulis,  a member of Fremant...

Apartment renters being smashed as Labor leaves rent increases uncapped 

15 January, 2026 - The Victorian Greens say that new data revealing that Melbourne unit rents have hit an all time high is more proof that Labor’s screwing rent...

Greens as World’s Best ‘Gardeners’

15 January, 2026 - The world systems of culture, financial services and administration can be represented as a dense tropical rainforest. Within this metaphor, ...

‘Critically Endangered’ listing must be a turning point to save our River Murray

15 January, 2026 - Today’s announcement that the Lower Murray, including the Coorong and Lower Lakes, will finally be listed as ‘critically endangered’ under Au...

Premier Malinauskas must apologise

15 January, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Senator for South Australia and Greens spokesperson for the arts, Sarah Hanson-Young:  “Peter Malinauskas must...

‘A landlord’s market’ where renters pay the price

15 January, 2026 - New quarterly data today shows 'a landlord's market’ where rents are yet again at record highs in nearly every capital city in Australia, wit...