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We bring people
together in each federal electorate (150 electorates around
Australia) to work locally in engaging our communities and our
representatives in a non-party, neither-left-nor-right
agenda of empowerment of ordinary people.
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SELF-DIRECTED
SERVICES AND PERSONAL BUDGETS
You can take charge of your social support, education and health
care through a personal budget.
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for further information. |
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AGM SEASON
Making a difference in our not-for-profits.
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for further information. |
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STREET BY STREET
Linking
up people who live in the same
street or nearby to build community through practical helping
tasks - on a national scale.
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for further information. |
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
NATIONAL NETWORK
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to participate in the
Network. |
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LEFT AND RIGHT?
"The Left and Right have been as bad as each other. The Left has
allowed its distrust of markets and endless faith in government
to obscure the importance of civil society. The Right has been
so focused on replacing the state with markets that it has
forgotten how to cultivate a trusting society.
This is the politics of the absurd. The Left identifies with the
good society but rarely talks about the mutualism and trust
between people. The Right recognises the importance of moral
obligation but gives the impression of trusting market
transactions more than civil society.
Few things seem to happen anymore
without a government law or market transaction to guide
them. This is how record levels of GDP in Australia now sit
alongside record levels of crime, social stress and family
breakdown. The political balance needs to swing back towards
civil society.
This task, in fact, requires a new type of politics."
Mark Latham, Mutualism: A Third Way for Australia," 1999.
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We acknowledge the significance of the natural environment to the Australian way of
life, and recognizes the need for policies which protect the interests of future
generations. We also acknowledges that millions of Australians want to make practical contributions, in their home and at work, towards better environmental outcomes. The Australian suburban lifestyle of home
and garden, as the centre of do-it-yourself practicality and a relaxed domesticity, remains a strong Australian ideal that is compatible with and nourishes a
widespread desire to contribute
towards healthier cities, sustainable development, and good custodianship of vital resources.
People Power aims to empower Australians in making these practical contributions. It also aims to protect the health of Australians and ensure that Australia acts as a responsible member of the
global community.
People Power stands for
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Protection of common assets (through the development of responsible strategies for the protection and management of the natural environment) |
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Responsible global citizenship (through action on climate change and other issues of international significance) |
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Healthy cities (by improving planning controls; and minimizing toxins and other contaminants in air, soil and water) |
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Sustainable employment (through the development and use of sustainable technologies) |
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Empowerment of consumers and families in active environmental citizenship (through local initiatives, responsible consumerism, protecting and preserving vital resources) |
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Openness and transparency in public institutions (through the development and widespread use of environmental outcomes monitoring and reporting mechanisms) |
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A better future for our children (through protecting and preserving vital resources for future generations) |
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Reduce greenhouse gases through energy efficient housing and renewable energy production; improvements in transport and regional planning; and responsible forestry practices.
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Protect the health of our cities through monitoring and controlling exposure to air, noise, visual and radiation pollution; and improvements in water quality.
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Improve waste management through advances in resource recovery and responsible packaging; and better sewage treatment systems.
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Stop over-development of urban areas by increasing community involvement in decisions on local planning and protecting the rights of existing residents.
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Support household-based innovations and programs aimed at consumer and family engagement in achieving better environmental outcomes.
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Stop urban consolidation as a response to urban sprawl and accelerate small town and regional centre development.
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Protect the interests of future generations through careful custodianship of natural resources and the development of sustainable technologies.
People Power Environment Policy Contact :
Robyn Allcock
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TRANSFORMING OUR
SCHOOLS
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details of our campaign for a Real Education Revolution.
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for
info on the National
Federation of Parents, Families and Carers. |
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STREET BY STREET
Information Workshops
Brisbane 1 September Sydney 3 September
Melbourne 10 September
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CORPORATE
WELFARE WATCH
Latest Handout Tally
$6.4b Car manufacturers subsidies
$2b Commercial property construction industry
$3.9b Free emission permits to coal-fired electricity generators
$2b Car dealer finance guarantee
$149m GMH 4 cylinder car
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THIRD WAY FORUM
Communitarianism,
Mutualism, Third Way Thinking
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MAKING IT PERSONAL
Charlie Leadbeater, Jamie
Bartlett and Niamh Gallagher have authored this highly
influential Demos Report on Self-Directed Services
and Personal Budgets.
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to read
Making It Personal. |
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RESPECT
EMPOWER
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Participate in our five-point
non-party-political campaign to empower ordinary people.
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Family Carers
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There are 2.7million
family carers of people with a disability, a chronic or mental
illness, or aged frailty in Australia. They are invisible to
politicians and policy makers.
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Standing Up to Telstra and
the Big Four Banks |
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Help us create a
voice for consumers. Read more... |
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Society - including an overview of our current
CAMPAIGNS
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POLICIES
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