Currently, Bahruz Samadov is wrongly imprisoned in solitary confinement following a farce trial, suffering not just the inhumane conditions of the Azerbaijan prison, but the complete violation of his rights under both Azerbaijan state law and international declarations of the United Nations. This is one of many punishments, not acts of justice, done onto academic dissenters who criticised the actions of the Azerbaijan state. If this injustice is left unchallenged, not only will more attacks on academic freedom spread as a norm globally, but only more instability will follow in the critical region surrounding as Azerbaijan continues to prosecute not just those within its territories but those further abroad. Through silencing peace advocates like Samadov, there is no limit on how these types of attacks on academic freedom will grow and materialise inside of Azerbaijan and abroad. Australia should stand as a bastion for such freedoms of academics and human-rights defenders, as a country built on democratic values and cultures of acceptance.  We have a responsibility to stand in the way of the wrongful prosecution of individuals who stand for our shared values of human rights, freedom and education. 

Sign this petition to help push this to our local council so we can gain traffic lights.  We wouldn’t have to spend 10 minutes waiting at an unregulated round about . 

Sport is important. But the safety and protection of women is infinitely more important.

Asquith is already experiencing significant residential growth on the west side of Asquith with the mass building of unit blocks up and down the highway, with still many more to be built. The east side is also experiencing growth with the recent changes to subdivisions and dual occupancy controls however does not have the same capacity or infrastructure as the west side to cope with such large scale developments. It is more suited to townhouses and dual occupancy growth. Council have refused the developer's DA on the basis of 21 separate objections. There were also 150 resident objections. The developer has appealed and the matter is now in the conciliation process. If a resolution is not reached it will go before the Land & Environment Court for hearing. The Sherbrook Road/Baldwin Avenue intersection is a very busy thoroughfare and with the continued growth of the area it will only get worse.  There are multiple development applications already approved for townhouses in the immediate vicinity that are yet to be constructed and there is a fear that if one high rise unit block is approved, new DAs will be lodged for more high rise unit blocks. If we don't stop this one, there could potentially be 5 to 6 highrises at this intersection. It is important that we stand together as a community to say no to overdevelopment and highrise on the east side and to protect the safety of our families, our neighbours and our friends from the impacts of such large scale developments.

It is important because the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags represent two of the oldest continuing cultures in the world and are important symbols of identity, culture and community in Australia. Having these flags as emojis would make them easier to recognise and use online. People should join this campaign because adding these emojis would help show respect and recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and give everyone a simple way to celebrate and represent these important Australian flags.

Many members of the Asquith community have shared their experiences of near misses, and there are reports of previous collisions involving pedestrians. These incidents demonstrate that this is not an isolated problem but an ongoing safety issue requiring urgent attention. Asquith is experiencing significant residential growth, increasing the number of pedestrians using this crossing every day, including school children, commuters, older residents, and people with disabilities. The current road design is not adequately protecting these vulnerable road users.

This is an important project that affects every visitor to Harris Park BUsiness precincts and the businesses at Harris Park.

People should join this campaign because Queensland’s drug-driving laws are medical discrimination, and the harsher penalties risk becoming revenue raising at the expense of prescribed medicinal cannabis patients. Patients can take their medication as prescribed, experience no impairment, and still face fines and lose their licence simply because THC is detected. Road safety laws should target impairment, not punish patients for legally prescribed medication. With higher fines and expanded roadside drug testing coming, we must act now.

This is important as it will support family members who feel stranded at the hospitals. It also affects almost all of Australia's rural communities, and there are a lot of them out there. There are approximately 15 to 25 patients are flown into major city hospitals (like those in Melbourne) by hospital helicopters every day. While exact national statistics specifically measuring how many rural patients feel stranded after hospital visits are not formally published, broad data shows it is a systemic issue; with nearly 10% of all public hospital beds in Australia being occupied by "stranded" patients. One patient, Jane (not real name), was an elderly woman who was a fall risk. She was given medication the day she was discharged from The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Jane was told to go home with no support, and she had no family or friends around to help her. Thanks to a kind bed neighbour in the hospital, she was given a room at a nearby hotel for two nights before she caught a train and a bus home to Mildura. Without the help of that bed neighbour, Jane would have been expected to catch that train and bus home for an 8 hour trip before she felt fully stable. It should have been the hospital or the government that aided Jane in getting home, not another hospitalized patient.

This petition isn't about encouraging illegal graffiti or suggesting every tag deserves protection. Quite the opposite. It's about recognising that, on very rare occasions, something captures the public imagination in a positive way. When that happens, perhaps the best response isn't to immediately paint over it, but to acknowledge that public art sometimes appears in unexpected ways. Keeping Pam would: • Preserve a piece of spontaneous urban culture that has resonated with thousands of Victorians. • Celebrate Melbourne's reputation as Australia's street art capital. • Save taxpayers the cost of immediately removing something that many people genuinely enjoy. • Add a little colour, humour and character to an otherwise ordinary stretch of concrete. • Demonstrate that governments can occasionally recognise when the public has spoken—and have a laugh with us. Cities all over the world are remembered for the little things that give them character. Melbourne shouldn't be afraid to embrace one of its newest accidental mascots. So let's leave Pam where she is. Not because she's perfect. Not because graffiti should always stay. But because every now and then, Australia deserves to keep something that's simply made people smile. Sign this petition if you believe Pam the Bird should remain on the Bolte Bridge as a unique and much-loved part of Melbourne's urban landscape. Don't scrub the bird. Let Pam fly. 

it creates a stronger community, gives young people a sense of purpose and provides a healthier lifestyle.

We should stop the killing of animals in Morocco for the 2030 World Cup because no sporting event should come at the cost of animal lives. Humane solutions such as vaccination, sterilization, shelters, and adoption programs can manage stray animal populations without cruelty. "Is football more important than those 4 million little souls?"