Our movement works with the media to raise awareness of the issues we care about and hold decision makers accountable in the public arena.
The GetUp movement will be joining together and taking action - we won't be able to see the overwhelming support across the country without it. The first step to a coordinated national effort is all of us coming together to understand the opportunity ahead of us."
* 61.6% of Australians think the Albanese Government should work with the Greens and independents to make sure the laws require corporations to make genuine cuts to pollution
The GetUp movement wants people to live in comfortable, affordable and climate-resilient homes. The Albanese Government has a real opportunity to help people on low incomes replace gas with electric appliances, install solar, and insulate their homes.
The sheer scale of it means it could need two to four times as much water and toxic chemicals than anything else currently approved in Australia. Which means more than double the devastation.
“We cannot have a referendum that directly impacts First Nations communities, without first ensuring every eligible First Nations person can vote on it.”
CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts is interviewed by Triple J's Hack ahead of the amendments to the referendum Machinery Bill: “We cannot have a referendum that directly impacts First Nations communities, without first ensuring every eligible First Nations person can vote on it.”
Mar 21st 2023
"In federal elections, our communities are massively under-represented. So we need to talk about pulling out all stops to make sure that First Nations people can be at the polls."
Mar 20th 2023
Campaign group GetUp says the realities of the past need to be acknowledged in conversations around the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum to be held later this year. GetUp CEO and Widjabul Wai-bal woman Larissa Baldwin-Roberts said it was important to be patient in discussing the Voice, as there is broken trust in government amongst Indigenous Australians.
Feb 26th 2023
"There is significant practical work to be done, including increasing accessibility, education, translators at the booths, election notices in communities and ensuring the AEC has a longer presence in communities."
Feb 6th 2023
“For decades communities have been asking for better roads, climate safe housing, and an end to fossil fuel extraction on their Country which is directly driving these disasters”
Jan 25th 2023
“This is the same old divisive Peter Dutton who boycotted the apology to the Stolen Generations, not the changed man his PR team is trying to sell voters."
Jan 11th 2023
GetUp’s National Director and campaigners are available to talk about human rights, environmental and economic fairness campaigns, as well as democratic reform, social movements and elections.
Chief Executive Officer
TOPICSFirst Nations justice, Self-determination, Climate justice, Land Rights, Human Rights, Gas policy, Native Title and land rights, Decarceration, Leadership
Climate Justice Campaign Director
TOPICSClimate Justice, climate advocacy, clean energy, environmental policy, conservation.