Civil disobedience in the public interest
It’s a challenging process to write a submission for a parliamentary inquiry that seems so likely have a forgone conclusion. The committee that is examining the tax deductible status and …
Defending the commons
This article was originally published here in New Matilda: Environmentalist and non-violent direct action trainer Nicola Paris hits back at a parliamentary inquiry threatening green groups’ tax exempt status. More …
it is alive
Whew! After nearly 18 months since we first discussed it, we are so thrilled to say that our Legals Handbook is alive! And has been released into the wild. Much …
Honouring the rebel
There is this strange feeling in my gut. It’s like a mix of old pain from long ago, and too much caffeine, and an uneasy churn. And it tastes brittle …
Spring into action
Haven’t written for a while – between a well earned break and launching back into a hectic time, we’ve been a bit remiss. There is some great movement around the …
Don’t frack with them: Seaspray 1, Rinehart 0
The little room was overflowing so we moved. Packed up chairs and shuffled them into the basketball auditorium. It was a pretty good turnout for a tiny town like Seaspray, Victoria …
The day the climate movement shifted gear in Australia
It didn’t really rate much of a mention. A small local piece on the regional New South Wales news a couple of days ago, about the biggest day in court …
Nana’s lock down parliament
We were really happy to support a great action at Parliament House in Canberra on the 21st June. We headed from Melbourne with a contingent of folks from Quit Coal …