If the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project proceeds, it will create around 3 million tonnes of new CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions per annum, according to estimates by The Australia Institute (TAI). This is the equivalent of 735,000 new petrol cars on our roads. The $500m HESC pilot project was subsidised by $50 m…
Sarah RussellNovember 13, 2023
This post is a collection of letters and opinion pieces that I have written over past 6 months. Our democracy relies on informed voters. I do not believe that informed Australians will vote against recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution. My hope is for a resounding…
Sarah RussellSeptember 5, 2023
At its heart, the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in our constitution is about a desire to improve the social, health and economic outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The Australian government has a long history of making laws, policies and decisions that directly impact the lives of Indigenous…
Sarah RussellAugust 5, 2023
Several years ago, I noticed Pat, an elderly woman who lived in my street, having at the pedestrian crossing. The lights changed before she had an opportunity to cross St Georges Road, a busy road in Northcote. I wrote to the Department of Transport to suggest, with an ageing population,…
Sarah RussellJuly 28, 2023
Outsourcing public services to the private sector became central to the playbook of bureaucracies after ‘new public management’ theories took hold of Australian public services in the 1990s. An unspoken benefit was that it was an indirect way of breaking up unionised workforces within governments. New public management was the…
Sarah RussellMay 26, 2023
If you would like to read Zoe McKenzies' speech in parliament, please click this link Hansard 22 May 2023
Sarah RussellMay 22, 2023
At its heart, the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in our Constitution is about a desire to improve the social, health and economic outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The Australian government has a long history of making laws, policies and decisions that directly impact the lives of Indigenous…
Sarah RussellMay 9, 2023