The 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, Ailin 

Flying-foxes are an endangered species.  Ecologically, they are crucial pollinators for all of our native forests.  Cyclone Narelle devestated the territories, leaving hundreds of orphans, too young to look after themselves.  Many were left injured and dying on the ground with rescue teams working tirelessly to save as many as they could.  These same rescuers are now overwhelmed and seeking support from other wildlife rescue organizations.  A number of wildlife organizations raised money to transport some of the survivors to Queensland rescue groups and Queensland government authorised their entry. However, N.T. Environment Minister Burgoyne refused to sign the permission for their exit from the Northern Territory.  Rescuers and carers are distraught at the unnecessary cruelty and disregard to both Flying-foxes and human rescuers/carers. Please write and ring: Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment –  Joshua (Josh) Burgoyne;  08 8999 8624, [email protected]

No 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.

The 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 . 

The world needs to promote goodness not badness.

NSW  We need a bus network that works for the passengers first  Privatised buses are for the profit of few at expence of the majority ... We demand a public transport system in public hands ...The present bus network is extremely disfanctional ...

Why is this important? Because this isn’t just about bikes—it’s about cost of living, common sense, and fair regulation. The QLD government seems to only care about optics and appealing to the Karens that are easily tricked by the sensationalist journalism of a current affair and are satisfied by knee jerk reactions and punitive punishments of all.  Right now, people are looking for ways to save money on fuel, avoid traffic, and get around efficiently. E-bikes are one of the few practical options that tick all those boxes. They’re cheap to run, accessible, and already widely used across Queensland. These proposed laws would make that harder—slowing riders to near walking pace and adding unnecessary restrictions. That doesn’t improve safety. It just makes a useful, low-cost transport option impractical. It also undermines millions of dollars of public investment in shared pathways that were built to be used—not crawled along at 10 km/h. Why should people join this campaign? Because this affects more than just e-bike riders. •  It impacts anyone trying to cut transport costs •  It affects families, who will lose a simple way for kids to get to school, sport, or part-time jobs  •  It affects communities and local businesses that benefit from active transport and tourism  •  It affects future policy direction—whether governments regulate based on evidence, or react to a minority with blanket rules  Most importantly, it’s about standing up against overreach. If these kinds of broad, poorly targeted restrictions go unchallenged, they set a precedent. Today it’s e-bikes. Tomorrow it’s something else. This is a chance to push for balanced, evidence-based rules that: •  target unsafe behaviour  •  protect access to practical transport  •  support the lifestyle Queensland promotes 

Everyone 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?

Because 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.

Across Australia, children are learning in classrooms that are getting hotter every year. At the same time, schools and childcare centres are facing rising electricity bills that put pressure on already stretched budgets. Solar panels and batteries offer a practical solution. Installing solar on schools and early learning centres would cut energy costs, freeing up funds for learning materials and student support. Batteries would allow schools to store energy and keep buildings powered during heatwaves, blackouts or other disruptions – helping protect students and staff when the grid is under pressure. Schools exist in almost every suburb, town and regional community. Solar installations on these buildings would create a nationwide network of local clean energy – strengthening communities and reducing pollution. There’s also a powerful learning opportunity. When solar panels and batteries are installed at schools, students can see renewable energy in action every day. It turns climate and energy education into something practical and real. Australia has the sunshine, the technology and the expertise to make this happen. With national leadership and coordinated investment, solar and batteries could be installed on thousands of schools and childcare centres across the country – delivering lower costs, cleaner energy and safer learning environments for millions of children. It’s time to Solar Our Learning. Every school and childcare centre deserves safe, resilient energy – and every community can benefit from local clean power. Solar and batteries on schools mean lower costs for education, safer classrooms during heatwaves, and a practical climate solution that helps the next generation learn and thrive. Add your name and call on the Australian Government to invest in solar and battery systems for every school and childcare centre across Australia!

With 1 in 3 Households struggling to afford food, it is very likely that someone that is quite close to you in your life (like a family member, coworker, or close friend) is experiencing hunger. Signing this petition can make it so they are able to eat a normal amount of food and don't have to worry about factoring in money they don't have to pay for overly inflated groceries.

Australians across the country are facing a serious cost-of-living crisis. The price of groceries, housing, electricity, insurance, and everyday essentials continues to rise, placing increasing pressure on households and small businesses. At the same time, Australians are paying a significant fuel excise tax on every litre of fuel they purchase. Fuel is not a luxury in Australia—it is a necessity. Millions of Australians rely on their vehicles to travel to work, transport their families, run businesses, and move goods across the country. When fuel prices rise, the cost of nearly everything rises with it, including food, transport, and services. Reducing or temporarily suspending the fuel excise would provide immediate financial relief for families, workers, and small businesses during a time when many Australians are struggling to keep up with rising costs.