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Thursday, 14 October 2010
Women and their partners don't deserve to be treated like criminals for their reproductive choices, but that's exactly what happened in Queensland this week when a young couple were put on criminal trial after being charged for having an abortion. Why? Because Queensland politicians have failed to alter laws which deem abortion a criminal act. We have a tv ad ready to go. Can you help us tell our politicians to reform these offensive laws? Click here to check out the ad and chip in - we can't let another woman be treated like a criminal.
Want to have your say about this campaign? Comment in our campaign blog here.
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Monday, 11 October 2010
This week, a young Queensland couple are being put on trial for having an abortion. Abortion in Queensland, as in many other Australian states, is still dealt with under criminal code, despite an overwhelming majority of Australians supporting a woman\'s right to choose. Click here to sign a petition calling for the removal of abortion from the criminal code.
Want to have your say about this campaign? Comment in our campaign blog here
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Wednesday, 6 October 2010
We're backing a class action lawsuit against the big banks to recoup for consumers over $1 billion dollars a year in unfair bank fees - fees that hit the most vulnerable Australians the hardest. Click here to add your name to the case.
Also check out 5 things you may have missed this week - Some dangerous ideas posed by inquiring minds - Simon Sheikh, Clive Hamilton, Professor John Keane, Lenore Skenazy and John Quiggin - at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney last Saturday.
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Traditionally, GetUp campaigns have focused on holding politicians accountable - but power doesn't reside with government alone. When 96% of GetUp members said they support campaigning for greater social responsibility by business and corporations, we knew we had to think big.
The first step: we're backing a class action lawsuit against the big banks to recoup for consumers over $1 billion dollars a year in unfair bank fees - fees that hit the most vulnerable Australians the hardest. Click here to add your name to the case.
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Sunday, 19 September 2010
Australia has a new parliament, but what does this mean for for the future? The GetUp community has spoken out about the direction they want to see Australia go in our Vision Survey 2010. See the survey results and GetUp's plan of action on our new blog here.
WA Premier Colin Barnett has announced he intends to compulsorily acquire land in Dampier Peninsula for a multibillion dollar gas processing plant, bypassing important negotiation processes with local Indigenous groups. Sign our petition against the acquisition here.
