The Latest
Friday, 9 May 2008
The Prime Minister has announced that next week's Federal Budget
will not be another 'one-year wonder' but instead aim to address long-term problems, including inflation.
GetUp is pushing hard for this budget, delivered on May 13, to be the world's first climate change budget, beginning with removing the billions of dollars worth of subsidies to the polluting industries.
Sign our
Biscuit Budget petition and let the government know what you want your taxes to be spent on.
The Latest
Thursday, 8 May 2008
The Prime Minister has announced that next week's Federal Budget
will not be another 'one-year wonder' but instead aim to address long-term problems, including inflation.
GetUp is pushing hard for this budget, delivered on May 13, to be the world's first climate change budget, beginning with removing the billions of dollars worth of subsidies to the polluting industries.
Sign our
Biscuit Budget petition and let the government know what you want your taxes to be spent on.
In other news, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Liz Broderick has outlined the
discrepancy in women's wages that will result in lower incomes during retirement as they are earning on average 84% less than men.
Sign our
Equal Work, Equal Pay campaign now.
The Latest
Monday, 5 May 2008
The Head of the UN Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has signaled the possibility of
reaching a world climate change pact by the end of 2009 if the current momentum on the issue is upheld.
Mr Pachauri stressed the importance of ensuring a global deal to cap greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 and halve them by 2050 in order to limit global effects of climate change.
The Australian Government will release the 2008 Budget on May 13th outlining, amongst other aspects, their spending on efforts to combat climate change.
Join GetUp's
Climate Action Now campaign demanding real action on climate change.
In other news, Northern Territory's peak indigenous medical body is calling for a
national summit on the doctor shortage in remote areas of Australia.
The Latest
Sunday, 4 May 2008
GetUp! are celebrating that
we have a hit by reaching
number four in the ARIA charts with with
'From Little Things, Big Things Grow' by The GetUp Mob.
Watch the
full video and
ring and request now to make sure the song is heard across the nation.
If you haven't already done so make sure you
buy the song now and
get reconciliation to #1 in next week's charts!
This week, thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people met across Australia at hundreds of
Reconciliation GetTogethers. Share your stories of the night on our
blog.
The Latest
Saturday, 3 May 2008
GetUp! are celebrating that
we have a hit by reaching
number four in the ARIA charts with with
'From Little Things, Big Things Grow' by The GetUp Mob.
Watch the
full video and
ring and request now to make sure the song is heard across the nation.
If you haven't already done so make sure you
buy the song now and
get reconciliation to #1 in next week's charts!
This week, thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people met across Australia at hundreds of
Reconciliation GetTogethers. Share your stories of the night on our
blog.
In other news, Kevin Rudd has been urged to
increase funding for Indigenous education in the Northern terrirtory in order to meet the promises outlined in his apology speech.
