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Petition EN9915 - De-scheduling Entheogenic Plants and Fungi from Schedule 9 Poisons StandardBecause humans evolved in symbiosis with nature through plant medicine teachers, and throughout history those in power have sought to restrict access to our plant teachers, because they want to control our thoughts and beliefs. Indigenous wisdom keepers were criminalised, oppressed, forbidden and incarcerated for using their ancestors tools for the soul, by colonisers, and told to use poisons like alcohol. The result is a global disconnection from spirtit, self, others, the planet and humanity. Entheogenic plant medicines can reconnect us to everything in an empathetic way so all beings can live in symbiosis. Wars will end and we can become one race "THE HUMAN RACE". This was our evolutionary tragectory before the evil of religions, colonisation, greed, corruption and capitalism became the chosen path for humanity. The current way is not working and the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. We need a global reset, and this is that global reset. And as a side effect plant medicines will cure or at least greatly reduce human suffering from, depression, addiction, loneliness, suicide, PTSD and will make them feel one with their creator.10 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Paul Gullan
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Rule it out: no nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla!We, the undersigned, demand that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns publicly rule out the construction of a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla. Secret government documents – only released after a freedom of information fight – confirm Port Kembla is the government's preferred east coast base site. Both federal and state government representatives have refused to rule it out. Delaying a formal decision is an attempt to evade accountability while locking in the plan. Government documents show that an accident at a submarine base in Port Kembla's outer harbour would require immediate evacuation within at least 600 metres and further evacuations up to 1.4 kilometres downwind – covering almost every residential street in the suburb, including local schools and health facilities. Our community has never been consulted about this risk. We also oppose any move to designate the base "Critical State Significant Infrastructure" – a classification that would strip Illawarra residents of their legal right to challenge the decision in court. The billions proposed for this base should instead be invested in what our community actually needs: health, housing, clean energy, education, and environmental repair. We stand with WAWAN, the South Coast Labour Council, ICAN Australia, and the forty organisations of the Port Kembla Declaration. Rule it out. Not here, not anywhere.1,207 of 10,000 SignaturesCreated by Mel B
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No Trump Golf Course on the Gold Coast!Just weeks ago, 124,000 Australians forced a Trump Tower in Surfers Paradise to collapse – and Tate responded by lining up the next deal. A resort and golf course of this scale would require council approval and Queensland Government scrutiny over coastal and environmental impacts, which means this fight is winnable if we act now. The Trump brand stands for division, contempt for democratic norms, and authoritarian politics – none of which belong on the Gold Coast skyline or shoreline. When Tate called us "haters" for pushing back, he made clear he won't stop unless we make him.28,564 of 30,000 SignaturesCreated by Robyn A
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Let me stay in the country I loveThe government has the power to change this. They can give young people like me the chance to stay – to study, to work, to build a future in the place we already call home. Right now, the people supporting me tell me there’s a better chance than ever of actually winning this change to let us stay. I know that GetUp members have stood with refugees and people like me for two decades, and pushed governments on both sides to do better. That’s why I reached out to GetUp – and why I really hope you can help. From the bottom of my heart, I just want the chance to keep building my life here. I really need your support to keep my hope alive, and to get a chance to stay. So please, stand with me and sign my petition today: I call on Minister Tony Burke to grant permanent Resolution of Status visas to ‘transitory people’ in Australia who were previously sent to offshore detention in Nauru or Papua New Guinea. Around 700 people remain on insecure, short-term visas or in community detention with nowhere else to go. They have built families, found jobs and become part of our communities. Most have already been found to be refugees. They were brought here for urgent medical treatment because of the harm they endured in offshore processing, and have since rebuilt their lives here. This is their home. It is time to let them stay for good. In hope, Ailin21,794 of 50,000 SignaturesCreated by Ailin
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Create a National Star Rating for Retirement VillagesNo one should have to gamble their life savings on fine print. For many older people, moving into a retirement village is not just a lifestyle choice. It is a major financial decision, a housing decision, a health decision and often an emotional decision made after bereavement, illness, caring responsibilities, loneliness or the stress of maintaining a family home. Retirement villages are often marketed around security, community, independence and peace of mind. At their best, they can offer exactly that. Many residents value the friendships, safety, facilities and support they find in village life. But too often, the real risks are hard to see upfront. Contracts can be long and difficult to understand. Fees may be spread across entry payments, ongoing charges, deferred management fees, refurbishment costs, maintenance funds and exit deductions. Residents may not fully understand what they will pay until they leave – or until their family is trying to manage the process after death or a move into aged care. This imbalance is not fair. Operators know the rules, costs, risks and past disputes. Prospective residents usually do not. They may have one brochure, one sales conversation and a pile of legal documents at the exact moment they are trying to make one of the most important decisions of later life. The current system places too much pressure on individuals to protect themselves. Of course people should seek legal and financial advice, but that is not enough. Older people should not need a specialist lawyer just to understand whether a village has a history of delayed exit payments, repeated complaints or unclear fees. This is also a national fairness issue. Because retirement village laws differ between states and territories, protections can depend on where someone lives. Some governments are improving the rules, but residents still lack a simple national way to compare villages. A ratings system would help change that. It would make the hidden parts of retirement living visible: not just the gardens and community rooms, but the contract terms, fees, complaints, exit processes, maintenance standards and resident rights. It would help families ask better questions before signing. It would help residents compare villages more fairly. It would help regulators identify problem operators. It would help governments see where laws are failing. And it would help good operators prove they are doing the right thing. Most importantly, it would shift power back toward residents. A home is not just a financial product. A retirement village is where people build community, age, grieve, recover, receive care, maintain independence and spend precious years of their lives. Residents deserve dignity, safety and respect – not confusing paperwork and avoidable financial stress. As Australia’s population ages, retirement villages may become an even bigger part of the housing and care landscape. If governments want the sector to grow, they must make sure it grows on a foundation of trust, transparency and fairness. A national ratings system will not fix every problem by itself. But it is a practical, achievable reform that can expose unfair practices, reward good operators and give older people the clear information they deserve.6 of 100 SignaturesCreated by john beagle
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Inclusive relationships beyond epidemic bullying , manosphere& suicidality for recoveryThe UN Rights a Child has been routinely overlooked and it is overdue to hold some adults in power self serving interests ( eg narratives and data drives ) over Rights of the Child ( eg right to the accurate information in age appropriate context ) Girls violence / girl gang bullying is escalating recently in NSW and Yeppoon state High QLD with parents and children reaching out in frustration and fear with Entitlement mentality harms ( Monkton Smith ,2019) non accountability of girls impacting safety of school access, experience and daily passage . Boys of at risk populations eg veterans are reporting some teacher preference for girls feelings , rights , voice ; not boys; requiring accountability from the boys instead of a fair equitable inclusion , voice in the face of soaring male suicidality ; this leaves the boys in victim survivor data potentially until their 18th birthday . Datadrive narrative over living experience/ intersections : Australia categorically uses gender dataset ,education typically not extended to attachment challenge intersections ; erasing the childs lived experience regardless of abuse , violence, attachment challenges and harm impacts at 18 ;swapping male boy victim survivors to likely perpetrator . Manosphere or suicidality : This potentially drives avoidable harm pathways , leaving towards joining the manosphere for validation of lived experiences, feelings and /or suicidality data . Social recovery beyond bias , and sterotypes: This can be moderated for inclusion going forward with culture and attitude education updates with alarming emergent data for gender transcending ways forward ; post Bondi ; as per Governor General tasking Australians to be world kindness leaders; rigid ,all or nothing ,all good / bad black and white thinking has been shown worst outcomes and extremism. Ex NSW dep Police commissioner / Homicide squad / terrorism expert UN consulted then didn't heed, and Royal Commissioner into military and veteran suicidality asserts Australia has special qualities the Middle East developmentally cant do ; perspective taking . There are evidence based ways to build perspective taking , inclusion, accountability and validation of all childrens experiences ; treatment in fair equitable inclusion ahead as an intervention for all involved beyond intersections like attachment trauma , towards social recovery and inclusive safety . This would assist our kids and our government past current best efforts /divisions , frustrations ; to keep their promise to end intergenerational violence this generation when safety for all is our gender transcending invitation ahead .1 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Louise Vella Jurd
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Gold Heart medalThe world needs to promote goodness not badness.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Nicky Barry
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Add Dentistry to MedicareEveryone deserves good health, and also good dental health. Not just those with enough money, EVERYONE. I know people who have opted to have teeth extracted because the cost of care to keep our teeth is too high. The cost of leaving a person with infected teeth and gums can be painful at best, with ongoing infections, pain, abscesses, bone loss of the jaw, and sepsis, which left undetected can result in death. Is that an acceptable outcome, or can Medicare include dentistry to the scheme as a well overdue addition?31 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jennifer Kaschau
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No Nuclear Weapons in AustraliaBecause Australia is not just debating nuclear weapons in the abstract – it is moving deeper into the practical systems, facilities, and policies that could help enable them. The No Nuclear Weapons in Australia Declaration, backed by more than 150 Australian and Pacific organisations, including GetUp, warns that Australia is on a “current trajectory towards increasing involvement in the command, control, targeting, hosting and possible launch of nuclear weapons from Australia.” It specifically identifies the planned AUKUS hosting of US nuclear-capable B-52 aircraft in the Northern Territory and the planned hosting of US attack submarines which may again become nuclear-capable in coming years. Australia currently has “no legal ban” on foreign nuclear weapons being brought into Australia – or on being launched from Australia. Current government policy raises further concerns. Australia’s 2024 National Defence Strategy says Australia’s “best protection against the increasing risk of nuclear escalation is US extended nuclear deterrence.” In February 2023, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia’s joint and collaborative facilities “support the effectiveness of the extended deterrence commitments the United States provides” and called that a “fundamental contribution” Australia makes to the alliance. In other words, Australia is not standing outside the US nuclear posture – it is helping sustain it. The risk is becoming more concrete under AUKUS and wider military integration. The Australian Submarine Agency states that from as early as 2027, one UK and up to four US nuclear-powered submarines will have a rotational presence at HMAS Stirling navy base in WA. Separately, the US Air Force says the B-52H Stratofortress “can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional ordnance,” and ABC reported US plans to deploy up to six B-52 bombers to RAAF Tindal. The secrecy surrounding these plans and postures is deeply worrying. The US has a “neither confirm nor deny” policy on whether visiting submarines, ships, or planes carry nuclear weapons. In late 2025, Senate estimates heard there was “no impediment” to visits by dual-capable platforms and that Australia would continue to respect that US policy. That means Australians may never know whether nuclear weapons are being brought here. Labor first committed to signing and ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2018, reaffirmed that commitment in 2021 and 2023, but Australia still has not signed. Recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, condemned by UN experts as unlawful and in violation of the UN Charter, show how quickly conflict can escalate and how easily closely aligned states can be exposed to the consequences without democratic say. When it comes to nuclear weapons, we have a right to know – and we have a right to say No.10,536 of 15,000 Signatures
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NO IRAN WARAustralians have been denied a say in whether we should participate in Donald Trumps illegal war on Iran. For decades, Australia has advocated in favour of the United Nations legal frameworks for international rule of law, human rights and the UN Charter which were all designed after World War 2 in order to prevent such atrocities ever occurring again. We must recommit to the world order and ensure Australia remains a strong independent voice for diplomacy and peace. We sign this petition with the hope that Prime Minister Albanese and all subsequent Australian Prime Ministers understand that we want Australia support the UN Charter and international law. Petition Addressed to the Australian Government, to be tabled in the Australian Parliament. Date of initiation: Thursday 12 March, 2026.17 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Marty Breen
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Add more LGBTQIA+ flags as emojis on Apple devicesWe need to make everyone feel heard. Some teens can only express their true emotions through emojis. This would make coming out a lot easier. Many also feel invalid because they dont have emoji to represent them. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!2 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Lilah Rayner
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Australia's starving childrenChildren should not starve in Australian remote communities due to extortionist food pricing. This can be legislated.5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Fleur McLeod




