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Welcome to the stories of Australia reMADE!
Consider this a source of ideas and inspiration, behind the scenes reflections and insights, as we work together to create the Australia of our dreams. These are the stories about how we can and are working together to create the best version of us: a country defined by courage and compassion, where people and planet come first.
Regions reIMAGINED: Caring for our communities
A summary of the key themes from a fantastic panel discussion on care where Beth Thornber, Arnagretta Hunter and Matt Grogan explored questions such as ‘How do we value care and recognise how essential it is to our existence?’ And, ‘what sort of infrastructure do we need to put in place to care for each other and to be cared for?’
Three Things I've Learned from Dr Joëlle Gergis
Dr Joëlle Gergis is an author, lecturer and one of the world’s leading climate scientists. She stopped by to chat with Lily on the reMAKERS podcast about the state of the world, humanity’s moment of healing, and her philosophy for living a meaningful life in uncertain times. Here are three things that Lily’s learnt from Jëelle…
Celebrating doing democracy differently
Millie attended Empowered Communities: Next Steps, the Community Independents Convention and she’s still buzzing… Celebratory, humble, collaborative and fun, Millie reflects on some of the key themes about how the community Independents are doing democracy differently.
Three Things I've Learned from Claire O'Rourke, author of Together We Can
‘Together we can.’ Even better: together we already are, according to campaigner and climate communicator Claire O’Rourke, who’s just released a new book about ‘everyday Australians doing amazing things to give our planet a future.’ Here are three things Lily’s learnt from Claire…
Change is coming, how do we shape it for peace?
Change is coming, so how do we shape it for peace? Australia reMADE Chair Louise Tarrant shares her thoughts for the UN’s International Peace Day.
Community, democracy, power
From street parties, to community visioning, to town hall meetings and more…. The most effective examples of community stepping up are when people connect their local work to systems and institutions of power so that these institutions too are changed.
‘Always look up’: connecting community for a win against gas
Goosebumps. They’re one of my favourite parts of this job. The moment when I’m chatting to some inspiring person and they tell me a small anecdote that brings to life the beauty and the humanness of the work that they do.
Forget GDP, we need a bold new ‘why’ fit for the times we live in
A vision is like a kite, high up in the sky. But what tethers it to earth – to people and their lived experiences; and to our collective sense of power and agency? If the vision is the kite, where is the string?
One way to take the helm
One weekend not too long ago I attended Getting Elected: The first national convention for community-minded independents. To be honest I hoped to turn up on the Friday night…
Stories from the home front: fires, floods and love enduring
Home is a funny notion. It can be an embrace, a place or even a time. As ephemeral as a scent on an afternoon breeze or as solid as a building or tract of land…
If a tree falls in your front yard, who comes to clean it up?
The other night, just as we were sitting down to a quiet chat after the kids were asleep, my husband and I heard an almighty crash.
Bread and roses
We’ve long known as people that we need more than food and shelter for a good life. We need celebration, community and purpose…
For the love of action: people stepping up on climate change
At this time when our nation is crying out for climate action, we want you to hear that it is happening – in the form of so many more people stepping up to fill the leadership vacuum our government’s created. Our Communications Lead Lily Spencer reflects on her experience at the National Climate Emergency Summit…
