Skip to main content
Advanced search
The Point - home
DonateSubscribe
HomeWhat's NewOpinionOff the ChartsExplainersFactcheckAbout Us
The Point — home
DonateSubscribe
The Point — home
Advanced search
  • Home
  • What's New
  • Opinion
  • Off the Charts
  • Explainers
  • Factcheck
  • About Us
DonateSubscribe
Subscribe
  • Home
  • What's New
  • Opinion
  • Off the Charts
  • Explainers
  • Factcheck
  • About Us
The Point - home
Privacy PolicySitemapComplaints & CorrectionsNewsletter

The Point recognises the ancestral connections and custodianship of Traditional Owners throughout Australia. We pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.

©2025–2026 The Point, an initiative of The Australia Institute

Maya Farmer

Maya Farmer is a university student doing a science degree. She grew up on the NSW Mid North Coast, and is a member of Generation Justice.

LATEST
  • OPINION

    We took Australia’s failures to the UN. Now the government has some explaining to do

    About a year and a half ago, nine young people from right across this continent filed a human rights complaint with the UN against the Australian government over its failure to protect our lives and futures from climate disasters. We call ourselves Generation Justice and, with our legal team from Environmental Justice Australia, we took this bold step because frankly, we’re over it.

    Climate
    We took Australia’s failures to the UN. Now the government has some explaining to do