Change.org Australia
@ChangeAus
Followers
23K
Following
290
Media
696
Statuses
4K
Empowering anyone, anywhere to start, join and win campaigns for social change. Say hi! https://t.co/aqKxtW5ayB
Joined October 2011
Almost 300,000 people have signed petitions calling for an end to violence against women in Australia, including ones started by @ShereleMoody and @WWYWAUSTRALIA. Join the growing movement today
1
6
12
.@troyesivan & mum @mamamellet celebrate Father Kelly's @ChangeAus victory abolishing gay panic as murder defence
10
385
924
A host of celebs are urging @AnnastaciaMP to abolish the 'gay panic' defence before the end of the year Agree? Share
8
182
427
BREAKING: ‘Gay panic’ defence for murder abolished in QLD in one of biggest petition victories in Australia’s history-290k made this happen
4
161
254
2
135
248
“The persecution of #JulianAssange is an alarming affront to any reasonable notion of justice and media freedom. The Australian Government's kowtowing to Washington is equally appalling. Mr Assange is a hero, not a villain.” - @WilkieMP #WorldPressFreedomDay 🧵
3
127
211
MEDIA ALERT: Tomorrow (Tues) on #WorldPressFreedomDay, Julian Assange's family will deliver a 700k petition to @WilkieMP. "The major parties must listen to Australians and bring Julian home.” - Gabriel Shipton. .#JulianAssange #ausvotes
5
109
189
A host of celebs are urging @AnnastaciaMP to abolish the 'gay panic' defence before the end of the year Agree? Share
2
70
152
VICTORY! "CA ANZ and CPA Australia have withdrawn their involvement in the #ASEAN Federation of Accountants conference after grassroots pressure!" - @JusticeMyanmar. #Myanmar . Read more:
23
120
147
It's ok to kill a gay man for flirting with you. Here's why, & how you can support the Catholic priest fighting to change it.
5
86
139
BREAKING: The ACT government will ban 'gay conversion' therapy. The ACT Health Minister has just responded to Chris's petition: STORY: #auspol.
2
37
123
They're urging @AnnastaciaMP to "end this homophobia" next week: @TomCBallard @joelcreasey @Faustinathefuzz @mrbenjaminlaw @mamamellet
1
55
119
“We would love to have [Priya and her family] home for Christmas. To actually give them that peace of mind would be the best gift we could possibly ask for.” #HomeToBilo .Read more in @marieclaireau's Women of the Year story:
1
29
104
RT this msg from @mamamellet @TomCBallard @mrbenjaminlaw @Faustinathefuzz @joelcreasey to help end ‘gay panic’ law in QLD.
A host of celebs are urging @AnnastaciaMP to abolish the 'gay panic' defence before the end of the year Agree? Share
0
40
93
Thank you, @KKeneally. According to multiple polls, the majority of Australians want this family back in Biloela where they belong. Nearly 600,000 have signed the petition. Let's get Priya, Nades, Kopi & Tharni #HomeToBilo.
2
40
94
@smh @ChrisBarrett_ Meanwhile, more than 31,000 people believe Margaret Court Arena should be renamed in honour of Evonne Goolagong:
8
4
87
TODAY (Tues): Andrew Wilkie will mark #WorldPressFreedomDay by joining .Julian Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton to accept a .700k global petition ( demanding the release of the WikiLeaks founder. WHEN: 11.30am .WHERE: Parliament Lawns, Hobart.#auspol
1
39
82
More that 375,000 have signed Julie-Ann’s petition calling for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide:
3
22
76
BREAKING: Legal experts say @Bunnings could be committing an offence by selling certain insect glue traps in Victoria. Nearly 90,000 people have signed Cat's petition to #BanGlueTraps and protect native animals.
20
101
62
Families of children who've been bullied unite to fight back online #TheFeedSBS @TheFeedSBS @PatrickAbboud.
0
21
72
Nearly 600,000 have signed Angela's petition, making it the third-largest @ChangeAus petition of all time. Join the Bilolela-led movement to help bring this family #HomeToBilo:
Last night, Priya told 7.30 viewers how Scott Morrison's Ministers are stopping her family from coming safely home to Biloela, by giving bridging visas to 3 members of her family, but keeping 4 year old Tharni in "community detention". See the full story:
0
38
61
Breaking: QLD Gov't steps in over ‘sexist, violent’ Wicked Campers. RT if you support the move.
2
67
59
VICTORY! We’re so thrilled for petition organiser @Chereetoka, who has fought for years to ensure the Aboriginal flag permanently flies on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
3
12
58
Sign the petition and join 360,000 others who are helping bring this family home to Bilo:
2
26
55
People-powered win against sexism: Wicked Campers to clean up their vans http://t.co/byBB5Psk5V <– retweet http://t.co/Ujh1iy4Wmo.
21
133
51
Senator @JacquiLambie just accepted Julie-Ann’s petition signed by 283k+. They are united in their call for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide.
7
24
53
“my little brother’s torture heartbreaking to watch on TV” Kirra wants restraint chair ban #DonDaleKids #4Corners.
0
14
50
“Hundreds of thousands of Australians want Julian to return home. The Australian Government has the power to intervene to free Julian. The major parties must listen to Australians and pick up the phone to bring Julian home.” - Gabriel Shipton, Julian Assange's brother.
2
19
50
JUST LAUNCHED: #ParkHotel detainee Mohammad has started a petition after acquiring COVID in detention. “I beg you to please not send me back to being locked up and let me live in the community too so that I can breathe freely”.
1
18
47
"If you have a daughter squeeze her tighter than you’ve ever squeezed her. And know that she’ll be safer from today"
0
11
51
The fights against injustice you won this year. RT to spread the news
0
25
49
DELIVERED! Aunty Helen just stood with Olga Havnen (CEO, Danila Dilba Health Service) & John Paterson (CEO, Aboriginal Medical Service Alliance NT) and delivered the 137k petition supporting her fight against @woolworths & @danmurphys. #KeepGrogOut #ShameWoolies
3
27
45
Nearly 6,000 signatures in last hour on this petition for dairy farmers - you signed? RT #MilkedDry @theprojecttv.
6
63
42
Hear Waleed mention the petition for dairy farmers just now on @theprojecttv? SIGN & RT HERE: #MilkedDry.
2
48
44
STATEMENT: Julie-Ann Finney on PM announcing Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide
1
20
42
Nearly 10,000 have now signed @JusticeMyanmar's petition calling on @cpaaustralia & @Chartered_Accts to delegitimise the #Myanmar junta.
.@cpaaustralia & @Chartered_Accts: Help delegitimise the #Myanmar military junta! Withdraw support from the AFA Conference unless the Myanmar junta is excluded! ✊🏽 2,300+ signatures in 24 hours 😮 Sign & add your voice! ✍🏽 @AFA_Accountants @IFAC @ChangeAus.
0
32
44
Victory! @NovaPeris "A big thank you to the 25k people who signed on to my petition to call on the @AFL for the life ban. Power to the people, without that pressure, there would have been no change within the AFL".
5
9
33
In just three days, more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling on Citipointe Christian College to stop discriminating queer and trans students. Petition:
1
11
35
Cheree now plans to protest every time the Aboriginal flag is removed. She’s asking Aboriginal Affairs Minister @smitchellmlc to “stop ignoring Aboriginal voices”
5
16
38
20,000 people have signed the petition against stripping Maroondah hospital of its Aboriginal name. They're calling on Dan Andrews to consult with First Nations leaders and listen to them.
4
23
34
As MPs dilly dally, these champs lead/win gay equality campaigns @mamamellet @TomCBallard @jasonballau #auspol.
2
9
39
3 dead after a toxic #MDMA batch in VIC. Adriana is campaigning to keep young people safe at Australian festivals.
0
10
39
"Thanks to you, we did it. We brought this family safely home in Biloela." . Congratulations to Angela, the people of Bilo, and of course the incredible Nadesalingam family. Read more from petition organiser and #HomeToBilo cofounder, Angela Fredericks:
2
5
38
Every week innocent animals, like this cockatiel, are caught on glue traps often resulting in tortured, slow deaths. @Bunnings and @Wesfarmers, please listen to 36,000+ people calling on you to stop selling lethal glue traps
23
47
31
Fr Kelly's #endgaypanic backed by: @TomCBallard @stephenfry @Faustinathefuzz @joelcreasey @mrbenjaminlaw @troyesivan @EmRusciano @mamamellet.
0
4
36
🚩🚩📚 VICTORY! #FullyFundTrove 33,000 supporters helped secure the future of @TroveAustralia, preserving a national treasure & invaluable resources for generations to come. Thank you for listening @Tony_Burke @sarahinthesen8
1
6
34
BREAKING: @CloverMoore has responded to 147,000 @ChangeAus signers calling for the Sydney NYE fireworks to cancelled. Response: #bushfiresNSW #bushfires
6
21
30
"Get angry. Get equal." The simple message thousands of Aussies are sharing today: #MarriageEquaility
7
39
35
Veterans Suicide petitioner Julie-Ann Finney today met with Opposition Leader @AlboMP and @ShayneNeumannMP. Labor has confirmed their commitment to a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide. #vetsweforget .
6
8
35
Is Emma McKeon’s punishment too harsh at #RioOlympics2016? <– @mel_wright’s petition. RT if you support.
5
16
34
Australian film-maker James Ricketson has been jailed for over a year in Cambodia. His daughter is campaigning for his release, writing: .“Dad’s only crime is kindness and using his award winning documentaries to portray the truth” .#4corners.
5
32
30
"To the 165,000 people that signed the petition, the countless people that wrote to their MPs, to the sporting clubs, the Community organisations, Community leaders, and politicians across all parties – together we have created change.".Read more:
1
6
33
All of us here at Australia, and the many petition organisers who have been touched by her brilliance, are very sorry to see Sally leave. She goes with a solid gold track record of helping people make the change they want in the world. 1/.
Some personal news: today was my last day at . It’s been a huge honour to support so many incredible campaigns and victories over the last 3.5 years. I feel very proud of my work to support so many campaigns for fairness, for reform and for justice. 1/
1
4
32
"We are the family of David Dungay Jr, a proud Dunghutti warrior who tragically died in custody. David cried “I can’t breathe” over a dozen times in the space of his last nine minutes. The guards ignored his cries for help. Sound familiar?" .Petition:
2
40
28
There are so many things you can do right now to help the people of #Afghanistan. Here's a thread of politicians you can email, and petitions to sign. 1. Stand Up for Afghanistan: email the Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, and the Prime Minister.
2
17
28
After a year of tireless campaigning by Dougie’s family, the NSW Coroner has announced an inquest into Dougie’s death. The family took their petition to NSW Parliament and delivered it to @SueHigginson_. We’re proud to support Ricky Hampson Snr, @NJP_Au in their quest for justice
2
6
27
“It’s incredible to see hundreds of thousands of Australians sign Phillip’s petition. We’re proud to support the Assange family in their fight to bring their son home.” - Nic Holas, @ChangeAus Country Director.
1
14
30
Surfer's push to free 4 dolphins held in Bali resort pool featured in @dailytelegraph today http://t.co/mNyliO0dNu.
1
9
26
Thank you, @AlboMP. And thank you to the 595,000 people who supported Angela's @ChangeAus campaign to bring her friends #HomeToBilo.
When I visited Biloela in 2019, I saw just how much the community loves Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa. Today my Government has enabled them to return home. #HometoBilo
3
2
27
100,000 people have now signed this petition calling for appeal of Baden-Clay’s murder downgrade #doingit4allison.
0
20
27
Today war crimes whistleblower @MurdochCadell is at the ACT Supreme Court for his trial. 75,000 Australians stand with him and want David McBride to be protected, not prosecuted. @MarkDreyfusKCMP
2
19
31
Eileen is 92 & has been up since 4:30 for media interviews. She relaxed before facing Archbishop Denis Hart inside the Royal Commission
4
16
24
Over 32,000 people have already signed petitions started by the families of William Mainprize and Lukas Orda. The two Aussies were aboard Gulf Livestock 1 and are now lost at sea. #FindMyMate
4
22
24
More than 70,000 people have already signed to protect the Great Australian Bight from oil drilling:
0
27
21
Victory for mum who wants her daughter to be able to wear pants to school: #girlswearpantstoo.
1
6
21
“There is no room for racists or bigots in the AFL - or any other sporting code - in our society" - @NovaPeris and 20,000+ agree
0
4
25
Please also consider adding your name to this open letter: "The Australian government has a moral obligation to support the Afghan people." #Afghanistan
0
17
23
"It is great to see grassroots movements fighting to protect local wildlife - it is thanks to people like you that we can bring attention to critical issues like this in the leadup to an election." -@sarahinthesen8 . READ MORE: #ausvotes
1
6
27
Read Julie-Ann Finney’s statement on the proposed commissioner role, and why she is still calling for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide:
1
10
23
15,000 Aussies (plus Prince Charles) are calling on Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP to attend #COP26Glasgow 🌏. ✍️:
20
43
25
"Two nights ago, on the phone from Christmas Island, Priya told me that she has faith that we will meet in Biloela again." #HomeToBilo . Read the latest update:
1
16
24
Victory! Marlena's won her petition for mobi-mats & mobi-chairs to take wheelchair users down to the Gold Coast sea
0
12
24
Adriana’s son died from a drugs related death at a festival and she’s determined that no parent will go through what she did. She’s in parliament meeting MPs today discussing her campaign for festival pill testing to stop deaths
2
6
23
Vale Jill Emberson, "a fearless campaigner for #ovariancancer, a brilliant journalist; broadcaster; beloved wife, fierce mother; friend to many." The @ChangeAus team has your family, friends, and all at @PinkMeetsTeal in our hearts today.
2
4
23
BREAKING: Gay adoption is now legal in SA following 27k signatures and a 3 year battle by Shaun & his husband
0
14
21
Kelly successfully petitioned Coles & Woolworths for trolleys for disabled children like her son with cerebral plasy. Here's Mikey's trolley
3
7
23
Today is World Children's Day! But right now, Peter Dutton is forcing young kids and their families onto streets. @grandmothersnsw, @Mums4Refugees, Hope for Nauru are asking you to #ProtectRefugeeKids. Sign their petition:
4
21
20
Aboriginal elders are asking @woolworths to stop plans to open @danmurphys near dry communities in Darwin. A #FirstNations businesswoman is calling on the retail giant to put community health and safety before corporate profits. 25,000+ have already signed
1
19
18
While one Aussie icon (a wallaby) crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge, another Aussie icon is missing. Cheree has a @ChangeAus petition asking @GladysB to fly the Aboriginal flag permanently atop the bridge after Australia Day -- not for just 15 days a year.
1
14
19
"Whether Pope Francis takes any notice of it, or just dismisses it, it shows the community of survivors that there's 32,000 people behind us now. We're not out there on our own." #Pell.
1
10
22
Would you be happy to buy "oddly" shaped and sized fruit and veg? <– send a msg to @Coles @woolworths
5
12
20
“I'm being sent back to hell tomorrow…I was just told that I am being sent back to the Park Hotel-Prison.” - Mohammad. Read more and take action:
0
16
20
"To our sons Joshi & Dylan –we love you more than you'll ever know, you've taught us to never accept discrimination & to always speak up"
1
2
20
“Is this really happening here in Australia?”. Our Head of Global Policy @SunitaBose in @GuardianAus talking about new laws that could silence people power and threaten your petitions. Read more:
4
16
17
16 yr old Chloe’s petition for urgent help for dairy farmers just hit a huge milestone. RT to spread word?
3
23
22
Hundreds of glue traps dangerous to native animals are currently listed for sale on @eBayAU. 37,000+ people are calling for all types of glue traps to be banned and removed immediately
14
33
21
