"The people who are really changing things right now are the Extinction Rebellion teenagers." Author Margaret E Atwood says young climate activists are "moving the needle" as "even young Republicans are saying, 'we better pay attention to this...there is a climate crisis.'"

Our Executive Director Fiona Armstrong told Sunrise today that 25 health & medical groups are calling on PM Scott Morrison & NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to act on the public health emergency of air pollution in NSW, and how protecting our health requires urgent climate action

This can no longer be news among other news, an "important topic" among other topics, a "political issue" among other political issues or a crisis among other crises. This is not party politics or opinions. This is an existential emergency. And we must start treating it as such.

Almost 2020. These resolutions are being made by parents around the globe. Challenge 5 people you know to make them too. A peaceful sustainable 2020 to all.

A thread on how the #fires disaster is being framed by climate-change deniers. Firstly, they say the Australian landscape has always burnt - pointing to historical examples of huge, disastrous fires.

We are deeply disappointed in your decision Joe Kaeser and Siemens 1) you ignored the calls to #StopAdani 2) you are also downplaying the connection between burning fossil fuels and the climate-change supercharged fires that are destroying homes and wildlife here.

James' wife Kathryn Murdoch said she was particularly moved to act after seeing Al Gore’s speech at the Fox event in 2006: “I decided to switch everything I was doing. I wanted to be able to look my children in the eye and say ‘I did everything I could."

Coalition's axing of funding to climate change adaptation body condemned theguardian.com/australia-news…

The super fund of academia, UniSuper, is keeping $170M of members' money invested in coal plus $7.82 billion of members' money in gas, oil and petrol. Divest immediately UniSuper: We are in a fossil fuel-driven climate emergency. smh.com.au/business/banki…

Our new analysis shows, since 2010, a portfolio made up of UniSuper's 3 largest investments in undiversified oil & gas producers performed even worse than the 3 coal mining-related companies UniSuper has divested from. Full analysis & action: unisuperdivest.org/gasanalysis/

Pleased to share that I'm presenting at the APS’s virtual conference, #PSY2020, about my research on Unschooler Identities. Register to see me at Australia’s first major conference for all psychologists PSY2020.com.au Australian Psychological Society

Hi Not ScoMo please don’t ignore the call by António Guterres to all world leaders to declare a #ClimateEmergency. Our children cannot afford to let global temps rise above 1.5 degrees 🥵

We just published our paper examining the effect of personality and the covid pandemic on mood and well-being in SPPS with a focus on young adults during second wave lockdown in Melbourne, Australia psyarxiv.com/rbucq/download

Aim High, Go Fast: Why Emissions Need to Plummet this Decade | Climate Council climatecouncil.org.au/resources/net-…

I’m the 550th person to write to our PM demanding greater action on climate change. The more letters we write, the more likely we are to influence decision-making. Write yours at towhomitshouldconcern.com/share.html #towhomitshouldconcern

‘He is my job’: autism, school connectedness, and mothers’ roles The Centre for Inclusive Education QUT Curtin University tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

FULL SPEECH: "1.5°C is what we need to survive, 2°C, is a death sentence... We do not want that dreaded death sentence, and we've come here today to say, try harder, try harder." Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley Q.C. addresses #COP26 Climate Conference

“As disaffected by parliamentary politics as I and a staggering number of younger people now are, outcomes like this and dead-eyed mannequins like Morrison are why elections matter.“

If you missed it, here is THAT moment from #TheProjectTV tonight.

Preprint of my research: Predictors of Deep Behavioural Engagement in Climate Action Among Australian Adults SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…