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Climate & Energy Justice

There is no climate justice without First Nations justice, gender justice and economic justice. Friends of the Earth believe it is essential to address the social issues, such as disproportionate use of resources, inequality, and colonisation, while responding to climate change.
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Gender Justice & Dismantling Patriarchy

Friends of The Earth was founded on deep green, grassroots, anti-capitalist, feminist principles We aim to make anti-capitalist and grassroots feminism transversal throughout the Friends of the Earth from the local to...
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Land and Water

We must reconnect with nature to ensure we protect biodiversity for generations to come. Friends of the Earth helps communities to resist the destruction of sacred land, protect native forests and habitat, rivers, waterways, our oceans and other places we love.
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Economics for Earth

Economics should work in harmony with nature, putting people and the planet before profits for corporations! Empowered communities and social movements working together across borders can build a sustainable and just future.
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Indigenous Land and Rights

So called Australia was forcibly occupied and colonised by Europeans during the bloody Frontier Wars with the First Nations People of this land. Sovereignty was never ceded. Friends of the Earth acknowledges the ongoing struggle for land and rights of First Nations people and encourages its members and supporters to be good allies and accomplices in those struggles.
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Whilst focussing on local, grassroots action, Friends of the Earth Australia also campaigns at the national level from a climate justice frame on anti nuclear issues, climate and energy justice, economic justice and forests and biodiversity
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Firefighting ideas for a warmer world

December 12, 2025

As fire season gets underway, crews across many parts of the country have been very busy in recent weeks. There are many things that go into effective firefighting: having adequate and well trained crews who can get on scene quickly, co-ordinated with air support,...

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GIPA requests concerning PFAS in Dubbo and Warialda Drinking Water Supplies

December 05, 2025

Over the past couple of months Friends of the Earth has received information from two GIPA requests from two NSW councils concerning PFAS detections in their drinking water supplies. The councils are Dubbo Regional Council and Gwydir Regional Council. As far back as 2020,...

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A big day for nature

November 27, 2025

Our national nature laws, which date back to the days when John Howard was prime minister, are broken. They have failed people and nature for decades. The federal ALP came to power on a promise to reform the laws, and make them fit for...

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