For everyone Dutton’s nuclear fantasy 8 Oct 2024 Peter Dutton’s rhetoric around nuclear versus renewables gives conservatives a platform to oppose clean energy without engaging in outright climate denialism, writes JAMES NORMAN.
For everyone A fair go at net zero: unions’ role in building a clean energy future 19 Jul 2024 The union movement is having a direct impact on government plans for a just transition to a net zero economy with well-paid, secure jobs at its heart.
Schools Mining for gold in Cobram: meet this year’s Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship winner 19 Apr 2024 It has been quite the career arc for the latest recipient of the Public Education Foundation’s Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship.
Schools The Living Classroom 8 Feb 2024 This year, one teacher has led students from Warrnambool College and Grasmere Primary School in a collaborative, hands-on project called The Living Classroom – and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
The Lowdown: United against division 5 Dec 2023 Large-scale global and political events can leave us feeling helpless as individuals. So, what can we do to move beyond despair and drive change for the better? MYKE BARTLETT has the answer.
Schools Solidarity with students striking for climate 4 Dec 2023 As the impact of climate change starts to bite, the AEU and other unions are demanding government listen to our students and take action to protect their future.
Schools Speaking for the bay 2 Oct 2023 The iSea iCare program is creating young ambassadors to spread the word on the environmental impact of pollution on our local waterways.
For everyone The right to protest 4 Apr 2023 Recent government crackdowns on acts of civil disobedience by climate activists should alarm all union members, writes ANWEN CRAWFORD.
For everyone Digging the ‘no-dig’ school farm 3 Apr 2023 Students at Bellarine Secondary College spent the last weekend of their spring holiday at school – building a farm.
Early Childhood Never too early for climate justice 7 Dec 2022 Educators around the globe are standing up for the planet and for the children and students they teach, calling for climate justice.
For everyone Fighting for a fair future 5 Dec 2022 As the need for rapid change to avoid climate catastrophe becomes ever clearer, Australian unions are central to campaigns for a ‘just transition’ to a sustainable economy, writes COLIN LONG.
For everyone AEU member transforms school into urban farm 5 Dec 2022 As the inaugural environmental education specialist at Athol Road Primary, teacher Bryan Hunter has transformed his school into a full-scale urban farm.
Schools Nature’s curriculum inspiring conservation 6 Jul 2022 With one in six Australian birds at risk of extinction, BirdLife Australia is playing an important role in educating students on how to help protect our feathered friends, writes SARAH COLES.
Taking the lead: Australia’s role in making a better world 6 Jul 2022 Australia could “make a world of difference in creating a better world”, argues Education International general secretary DAVID EDWARDS.
For everyone Watch and learn 14 Dec 2021 Politicians have an obligation to address the source of young people’s anxiety about climate change, not belittle their fears as “alarmist”, argues social researcher REBECCA HUNTLEY.
For everyone Strike support 4 Jul 2021 With students leading the way on climate action, and discovering the power of protest, school staff are finding new ways to show their solidarity.