Far from going unnoticed, a herd of protesters dressed as elephants have brought attention to the issue that neither leader wants to mention. Apparently it’s not hard to hire an elephant suit in cities across Australia. Read more →
The Australian: Elephant protesters follow leaders on campaign trail
August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Daily Advertiser: Eco-warriors champion climate change awareness
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An elephant walked along Baylis Street on Saturday to mark the Walk for Warming. While not a real elephant, the walk did attract plenty of attention as the group of concerned citizens raised awareness of climate change. Read more →
Geelong Advertiser: Corangamite climate debate gets heated
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tony Abbott’s infamous declaration that climate change is “crap” had Liberal candidate Sarah Henderson in the hot seat yesterday, with one student labelling her policy “bulls–t”. Read more →
Mumbrella: Great Schlep, Australian style – Nag Your Nan Day
August 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition has drawn inspiration from the Obama US election campaign’s Great Schlep, where young Amercians were encouraged to travel to Florida to persuade their grandparents to vote, by launching Nag Your Nan day. The coalition is encouraging its 53,000 young supporters to talk to their grandparents about environmental issues ahead of [...]
The Power Shift begins…
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“From coal and oil | to wind and sun | this Power Shift | it has begun.” On the last day of Power Shift, marching with hundreds of others along Adelaide’s North Terrace, I quickly handed out our election scorecards to people who had stopped to watch the sight. Power Shift had taken to the [...]
The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
July 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) launched a national youth-run election campaign in response to Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that Labor will not reconsider a carbon-trading scheme until at least 2013. ‘We have 53,000 members, who are disappointed that Gillard hasn’t put climate action seriously back on the agenda. Given community backlash after Kevin [...]
