LGBTIQ+ voters take their concerns to the polling booth
A new survey highlights the fact that issues of importance to the LGBTIQ+ community and their allies can and will help influence the 2022 federal election outcome.
climate change
Cool intentions: how Sweltering Cities aims to cool urban communities
Brandon Bear profiles Sweltering Cities, an organisation working with communities in our hottest suburbs to campaign for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities.
Election 2022: a tale of political disenchantment
Sunny Grace describes how she has gone from political engagement to disenchantment and despair during one of the most dispiriting election campaigns in recent history.
Meet the woman vying to be Australia’s first transgender parliamentarian
Hannah Maher is a proud transgender woman running as a NSW Senate candidate for the Reason Party in the federal election. She tells Brandon Bear how her candidacy was inspired by her trans journey and growing up in the bush.
Students strike sends climate action message ahead of election
Schools Strike 4 Climate protestors have held a rally in Sydney to send a message to politicians ahead of the federal election.
Tim Murray takes one for the team in Wentworth
Labor has not held the Division of Wentworth since it was formed in 1900 – so why is Labor’s Tim Murray contesting the seat? The man himself explains the rationale to John Moyle.
“P is for Permaculture” spells out a kinder future for eco-conscious kids
The Sentinel meets Sharon Baldwin, who has combined her passion for permaculture, words and creative education for children into a new career as an author and publisher.
Amidst rising inflation, 7-star energy efficiency could save Australians money
The Climate Council of Australia says Australians would make significant savings – in addition to helping the environment – if home energy efficiency standards were raised.
Australians to vote on 21 May, with Scott Morrison starting behind in the polls
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the governor-general in Canberra this morning, paving the way for a six-week federal election campaign.
Platypuses likely gone from Sydney’s Royal National Park – but rewilding program offers hope
Platypuses have likely disappeared from the Royal National Park, UNSW researchers have announced – but the team is working with wildlife sanctuaries and conservation groups to reintroduce the species as early as August this year.
Are things really so bad? The Existential Expert is asked if we’re moaning too much about the state of the world
Are we moaning too much about the state of the world? The Existential Expert responds to a reader who suggests we are.
2022 Northern Rivers floods 2.0: enough is enough
Enough is enough, writes Sunny Grace, who says out federal government – still dragging the chain on climate change – needs to go. She filed this piece from the Northern Rivers as it experiences its second flood crisis in as many months.
Is News Corp following through on its climate change backflip? My analysis of its flood coverage suggests not
The Murdoch outlets said they would pursue ‘positive stories’ on climate change. An analysis of stories during the recent floods, however, shows this wasn’t necessarily the case.
Major parties must act for us on climate
Along with eight other Lismore flood survivors, Dee dumped a pile of destroyed possessions on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s doorstep at Kirribilli House. Here, Dee explains why they did it.
Warnie: mourning the death of a rock star
Richie Black looks back on a week in which we processed the shock passing of one of our most beloved yet controversial sporting figures.