GetUp in the media
Activist group GetUp steps into NT election in six knife-edge seats as First Nations issues top agenda
ACTIVIST group GetUp will be steering voters in six NT seats to vote for candidates that put First Nations issues front and centre.
Aug 14th 2020
'Down here things look ugly': remote communities feel familiar frustration ahead of NT election
Over-policing, housing, health services and fracking are the big issues for voters disheartened by both sides of Northern Territory politics
Jul 27th 2020
'A recovery that puts people first'
A group of young Australians is demanding a government job guarantee to fight both soaring unemployment and climate change
Jul 24th 2020
Youth push to get NT mob on electoral roll
With the NT election approaching, grassroots campaigners have hit the ground to increase the numbers of electoral enrolments of remote Indigenous Territorians.
Jul 24th 2020
Gas plans under threat due to emissions reality, oversupply and public opposition
The gas industry is facing multiple challenges to its viability, including falling prices, a greater understanding of its environmental impacts and community opposition, according to a new assessment of the global gas market.
Jul 9th 2020
ABC considered a critical emergency service by Eden-Monaro voters ahead of by-election, a GetUp poll shows
More than 70 per cent of voters polled in Eden-Monaro believed the ABC was a critical service during emergencies, polling from GetUp released on Tuesday reveals.
Jun 30th 2020
Don't award 'tax dodging' companies major projects in wake of pandemic
GetUp economic fairness campaign director Ed Miller backed Senator Patrick's campaign against tax avoidance, but said spending was a tool to help with the recovery and the government should feel comfortable to run a deficit "as long as needed" to support the community.
Jun 11th 2020
433 candles: One for George Floyd, one for every Aboriginal death in custody since 1991
In honour of the 432 Indigenous people who have died in custody since the the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 433 candles were lit in Brisbane's Musgrave park, with the extra flame representing George Floyd.
Jun 4th 2020
Conflict concerns over virus job panel
The head of the government's coronavirus coordination body Nev Power can't guarantee members of the commission won't personally benefit if their push for a gas expansion is taken up.
Jun 4th 2020
Candles spell out 'I Can't Breathe' as Queenslanders stand in solidarity with George Floyd protests
The words "I can't breathe" were spelled out with 433 candles lit by First Nations campaigners in Brisbane's Musgrave Park on Wednesday night, to show solidarity in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police last week.
Jun 3rd 2020
Climate change critical issue in Eden-Monaro byelection as six in 10 voters say more action needed by government
About the same number would more likely vote for candidate who supported local publicly funded renewable energy projects, poll finds
May 29th 2020
The government’s sudden JobKeeper windfall has many calling for the program to be extended to those left behind
The federal government’s bottom line is suddenly $60 billion better off and there’s no shortage of suggestions on how to spend it.
May 22nd 2020