Download a printable version of this SPC News.Follow the links to read articles in full. Signs of hope despite the gloom. Editorial Peter Whiting The tree outside my window is showing the first promises of Spring. The white blossom is just emerging, and with a few warm days will be in full flush, declaring winter […]
Richard Eckard, University of Melbourne The National Farmer’s Federation says Australia needs a tougher policy on climate than exists today, calling on the Morrison government to commit to an economy-wide target of net-zero greenhouse gas emission by 2050. It’s quite reasonable for the farming sector to call for stronger action on climate change. Agriculture is […]
The tree outside my window is showing the first promises of Spring. The white blossom is just emerging, and with a few warm days will be in full flush, declaring winter gone for another year. Hopeful signs are also emerging that the pandemic is coming under control here in Victoria, albeit still at a level […]
Coronavirus will have a temporary effect on much of humanity, but global warming will have a permanent impact on the whole of humanity. Our current federal government relies heavily on science to deal with the former, but largely rejects it for the latter. It could be said that we have had longer than 40 years […]
Review : To Live Life to the Full: Mental Health in Australia Today. The Australian Catholic Bishops Social Justice Statement 2020 The ideology of neoliberalism which has enthralled Western governments in particular for some three decades or so, has managed to redefine the meaning and purpose of society. Mutual attachments and obligations, the interdependence which […]
“We see the world in a different light. Politicians need to start listening to us and taking action”, a youth leader says. Nearly 90 per cent of young people say they feel unprepared for future climate disasters, and want politicians to give them a bigger voice on climate change, a new report finds. Conducted in […]
Australia’s youth has been hit hardest by the unemployment crisis, and is bankrolling the financial advantages enjoyed by older generations. Yet, they are told the pandemic is a good opportunity to grow and develop coping mechanisms. Michael Tanner reports on a new form of victim blaming. The mental health of young people – already teetering […]
Reaganomics and Thatcherism were characterised by huge transfers of income and wealth from the poor to the rich, writes Roger Beale. Even such august institutions as the Productivity Commission argue that there’s little to be gained by going down the road of labour market flexibility. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has suggested we look to the Reagan […]
An alliance of Australia’s leading industry groups has called on governments to commit to reaching zero net emissions by 2050, warning that without a “coherent national response to climate change the future prosperity of the nation will be at risk”. The Australian Climate Roundtable, whose members represent the main business lobby groups including the BCA […]
Pope Francis has repeatedly challenged us to ‘make some noise’ about the serious issues of climate change, as well as about poverty and extreme inequality. He summarised his concerns in his social encyclical, Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home’, which he signed on Pentecost Sunday 24 March 2015. This is not just any […]
Enabling people to flourish after Covid-19. Editorial Peter Whiting The Covid-19 crisis has deepened sharply in Australia, with Victoria going into Stage 4 lockdown, and other states on edge. The situation in many other countries is far worse than it is here, and the prospects immediately ahead fill one with dread. Last month, our editorial noted […]
