one explanation for the ongoing use of ‘girls’ is that it is an example of lingering sexism from the time that women (re) entered the workforce.

The new legislation would be adequate if Australia had a government willing to reject new fossil fuel projects, but as it stands it leaves too much in the hands of ministers.

To see real environmental progress, it is not enough to rely on corporate responsibility; we need a body of enforceable restrictions on corporate and institutional consumption.