Anitra Nelson (pictured) has long been a key player in Australia's degrowth conversation, even talking about the issue before it had been formally described as such. She is also known throughout the world for her work on advancing the degrowth philosophy.

The activist-scholar affiliated with the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at the University of Melbourne, Australia, was one of three speakers who addressed about 40 people at what was, on Sunday, February 26, the formal launch of the Degrowth Network Australia.

Also speaking at the launch was the Just Transition Officer from the Victorian Trades Hall Council, Colin Long, who is also a board member at Earthworker and a long-term environmental and union activist, and Melbourne-based author, sociologist and podcaster, Terry Leahy.

The launch, officially a part of the National Sustainable Living Festival,  was held at the Black Spark Cultural Centre in Melbourne's Doncaster.