Women's Climate Conversations online 2025: Compassion and kindness in government

Continuing our popular online conversation series, this event will feature long-time friend and supporter of the WCC, Jennifer Nadel FRSA, Co-Founder and CEO, Compassion in Politics (UK).

In the election campaign, Anthony Albanese referred to kindness in government - saying that kindness is not a weakness but a strength. This mirrors Action 6 of the WCC Charter for Change: 'Elevate compassion and kindness in government', which says 'qualities of heart (such as compassion, love, kindness, empathy, forgiveness) are the basis of true strength and decision making.' So it is very timely that Jennifer is planning to launch Compassion in Politics in Australia in the near future.

In this online event, Jennifer will be joined by Kate Chaney MP (Independent Member for Curtin, WA) and Chloë Spackman (CEO, Next25, an independent think-and-do tank devoted to improving public discourse around major challenges), in conversation with WCC Founder Dr Janet Salisbury. Together we will explore what 'Compassion in Politics' could look like in the 48th Australian Parliament - at a time when the clock is ticking on climate change, wars continue to cause unimaginable devastation and inhumanity and the status quo of political discourse continues to relentlessly support the notion that strength can be found in adversarial opposition, stand-over tactics and bullying.  

For further information see our Women's Climate Conversations webpage.