For decades the issue of climate change has bedevilled Australian governments on both sides of politics. It has led to the downfall of at least two prime ministers and been used as a political dagger by the hard left and a political battering ram by the hard right.

Today we are putting an end to all of that so we can put Australia on a path to a Net Zero future that will not just benefit the environment but benefit our economy, create jobs and save households money.

Here you will find brilliant ideas and initiatives Australians have come up with to enable Aussie industries and Aussie families to not just survive but thrive in the new clean economy.

You’ll also find fascinating and inspirational stories of ordinary Australians — and some extraordinary ones too — who have devoted themselves to tackling some of the toughest and trickiest issues in the journey to net zero.

Watch our Mission Zero 360 Roundtable below:

We’re also launching Mission Zero: Faces of the Future, a new project in which we’re inviting the children of Australia to record a video telling us what they’re doing. It might be as simple as planting a tree or helping mum and dad in the garden.Or it might be a school composting program or community clean-up initiative.

Submit your entry below:

And there’ll be plenty of ideas and info about what you can do to help put Australia on the path to a clean future while having fun and feeling good at the same time.

Headed up by project lead Joe Hildebrand, News Corp’s National Environment reporter David Mills and senior reporters Paul Starick, John Rolfe, John Dagge, Matt Killoran, Clare Armstrong, Anthony Keane and Melanie Burgess.

You will also hear first-hand from world-leading experts such as Saul Griffiths, energy adviser to the US government, and the Grattan Institute’s renowned climate and energy director Tony Wood.

Take a ride on Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s giant mining truck powered only by green hydrogen and visit Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes’ mega solar farm in the NT – set to be the biggest in the world.

We have amassed a stellar name of people all invested in Australia’s green future. These include entrepreneur Mark Carnegie, Visy executive chairman Anthony Pratt, World Wide Fund for Nature Australia Energy Transition Manager Nicky Ison, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O’Shanassy, Greenpeace’s David Ritter, Tony Maher from the CFMEU’s mining and energy division and the Australian Workers Union’s national secretary Daniel Walton.

But you will also hear from the people on the ground – the miners and industry workers who have the most to lose – and gain – from a net zero emissions target. And the “everyday mums and dads” who will have to live with whatever decisions are made.

Key stories in this series:

$40 trillion investment Australian businesses are making

Mission Zero: Gina Rinehart backs renewables, fears farmers and Australians can’t afford it

Australian Miners, AWU back nuclear power to achieve net zero

Australia’s $2.1 trillion future with 672,000 jobs and net zero emissions

Mission Zero: How climate change, global warming is affecting Earth

Australia’s 10 highest greenhouse gas emitters and how they’re cutting back

Mission Zero: Dr Alan Finkel answers your climate questions

How the world is cutting emissions and how Australia compares

Australia’s energy crisis explained and how we can fix it

What you won’t find here is any partisan sniping or politicising of what is a mainstream national and international issue that affects all of us both environmentally and economically.

Perhaps the major reason that action on climate change has so repeatedly stalled in this country is that the debate has fallen victim to a culture of constant complaint. That nothing is ever good enough and everything is too little too late.

Such extreme negativity does nothing to encourage progress and so here you will see only positive stories: Real, practical and pragmatic solutions that will help the planet and also help Australia’s interests as well.

And so welcome aboard Mission Zero, the most important mission on Earth.

Sometimes nothing is everything.