Imagine your entire body is covered in an unbearably itchy rash so bad that when you move, your thickened skin cracks along ridges all across your body. These infected fissures, wet with blood and pus, are slowly drying out and splitting even deeper. Soon they’ll be...
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MEDIA RELEASE: New interactive website shows plight of NSW koalas and outlines key inquiry recommendation
An illustrator and designer have today launched koalas.fyi, an interactive guide to the findings and recommendations of the NSW koala inquiry. The website was created and developed by illustrator Alannah Milton and designer/developer Brody Smith. Upper House MP for...
MEDIA RELEASE: Greyhounds gather at Martin Place as peaceful protestors stand against the racing industry as Greyhound Racing NSW parties just 200 metres away
A vigil for the victims of the greyhound racing industry will be held at Martin Place at midday, Sunday 27 June. The event will take place at the same time as Greyhound Racing NSW’s annual “Greyhound of the Year Award” function, just 200 metres away at the...
We’re about to make history: join us at the hearings for the kangaroo inquiry at NSW Parliament House
After six years of fighting, we finally got what we wanted: an inquiry into kangaroos in NSW. This is our opportunity to find out what’s really happening to kangaroos and other macropods, and expose the cruelty so many kangaroos are victim to. The inquiry’s...
Here’s what I told Premier Gladys Berejiklian when she texted me about her work at the Koala Hospital
On Saturday, which was World Environment Day, I spoke at the #KoalasNeedTrees rally. The turnout was incredible - you can see photos here. If you couldn't make it, you can still watch the speech I gave here. In the speech, I talked about: What I wrote back to...
A tribute to Helen Marston
If you're involved in the animal protection movement in Australia, you know Helen Marston. Maybe not personally. Maybe not by name. But by legacy and by credence, you know Helen. Helen Marston was active in the animal protection movement for many years, during which...
MEDIA RELEASE: THIS SATURDAY – Sydney protest takes aim at Berejiklian, Kean and Stokes’ “secretive koala codes”, leading state-wide Koala Day of Action activities
Wildlife conservationists from multiple organisations will rally together at Hyde Park this weekend in a #KoalasNeedTrees campaign, condemning the NSW Government’s inaction on koala conservation. The protest will take place from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, June 5 at...
MEDIA RELEASE: Wildlife activists brace for more “death pits” ahead of Canberra killing of 1,500 kangaroos by Labor-Greens ACT Government
Animal advocates are preparing for a month-long sit-in and are calling on others to join them after confirmation that the ACT Government will kill 1,568 kangaroos across six nature reserves commencing Sunday 16 May. “A very small, dedicated group of us will go out...
MEDIA RELEASE: Mid North Coast residents commended in NSW Parliament for saving animals’ lives in devastating floods
Mid North Coast residents, farmers, veterinarians, wildlife rescuers, and online animal advocates have been praised for their efforts to save animals during the March floods. A motion put forward by Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party Mark Pearson was agreed...
MEDIA RELEASE: Commercial shooter filmed killing kangaroos next to a kangaroo sanctuary, despite low population numbers
Video footage has emerged of a commercial shooter harvesting kangaroos next to a kangaroo sanctuary just two weeks after National Parks and Wildlife Service declined the landholder permission to cull kangaroos due to low population density. The incident occurred on...
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