Here in Australia, we are experiencing extreme weather events more frequently and more intensely than ever before, exacerbated by climate change.
Australian communities are paying the price, with some communities facing a cascade of disasters.
The Community Protection Pledge is a set of 10 commitments that every Federal MP can sign to commit to protecting Australians now, and into the future. This includes urgently implementing all recommendations of the Royal Commission, helping communities prepare before a disaster strikes and improving infrastructure and homes to better resist extreme weather events. This is what the experts say is needed to match the scale of the challenge in front of us.
Here are some of the Federal MPs who have committed to protecting their communities from worsening extreme weather. Don’t see your member on the list? Click here to check if your MP has made the pledge, or send them an email asking them to do so!
Adam Bandt, Member for Melbourne, VIC 
Alicia Payne, Member for Canberra, ACT
Andrew Wilkie, Member for Clark, TAS 
Brian Mitchell, Member for Lyons, TAS
David Smith, Member for Bean, ACT 
Ged Kearney, Member for Cooper, VIC
Helen Haines, Member for Indi, VIC 
Josh Burns, Member for Macnamara, VIC
Julie Collins, Member for Franklin, TAS 
Kate Thwaites, Member for Jagajaga, VIC
Mark Dreyfus, Member for Isaacs, VIC 
Peta Murphy, Member for Dunkley, VIC
Rebekha Sharkie, Member for Mayo, SA 
Susan Templeman, Member for Macquarie, NSW 
Zali Steggall, Member for Warringah, NSW
Can’t see your member on the list? Click here to check if your MP has made the pledge, or send them an email asking them to do so!