This is an increasingly important issue that is being ignored by most governments and councils. Not only is it incredibly wasteful of power, there are generations of people that have probably never seen the Milky Way. Fortunately some progress is being made at local levels. As an example, there was a segment on ABC TV the other night about actively controlling lighting.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-...tion/104240314
I really hope that this is adopted more widely around the country.
I grew up in Canberra and I can remember the time when I could clearly see the Milky Way. Not anymore from inner north of the CBD.