Friends of the Earth is a membership-based not for profit community group that has existed in Australia for over 30 years. It is comprised of a federation of autonomous local groups who are working towards an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable future.

FoE Australia functions both through the activities of its local groups, and on the national level through appointed spokespeople, campaigns and projects and the national magazine - Chain Reaction. Through a combination of research, community outreach, direct action, lobbying and offering positive business alternatives, FoE seeks to work in alliances with other like minded groups and individuals to achieve the necessary social change which will allow for environmental protection with full protection for the rights of all people.

FoE Australia is a grassroots and decentralised organisation that operates from an environmental justice perspective, with the view that social and environmental issues are inextricably linked.