Published three times a year, Chain Reaction is the national magazine of Friends of the Earth, Australia. Published since 1975, Chain Reaction has built up a loyal audience and earned a reputation as a progressive magazine at the forefront of environmental and social debates in Australia. You can read a short history of Chain Reaction here.
Latest issue: Chain Reaction #138, May 2020
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Regular Items
Friends of the Earth Australia News
Friends of the Earth International News
Bushfires
Australia's bushfire debates ‒ Cam Walker
Bushfire resilient land and climate care ‒ David Holmgren
Droughts, floods and fires: where does water fit in the climate crisis? ‒ Charlotte Borthwick
Genetic Engineering
'Miracle cows' highlight the risks of gene editing ‒ Louise Sales
The cautionary tale of some gene edited cattle ‒ Jonathan Latham
Coronavirus
COVID-19 crisis is a wake-up call for system change ‒ Friends of the Earth International
Open Letter: Fund Aboriginal Responses to COVID-19
Climate & Energy
$2 billion for Coal Seam Gas expansion in NSW ‒ Kristine Philipp
Playing politics on climate action? ‒ Tony Webb
How can public transport help with climate change? ‒ Tsz Ying Sheung
Climate Bills in federal parliament
How can we transition the fossil gas industry? ‒ Jim Crosthwaite
Other Articles
Australian nuclear dump decision trashes indigenous peoples' rights ‒ Jim Green and Michele Madigan
Acting up! Recording FoE's 45 years of creative resistance ‒ Em Gayfer
Another Amazonian Indigenous leader is murdered in Brazil ‒ Amazon Watch
A major scorecard gives the health of Australia's environment less than 1 out of 10
World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin
Australia's SolGold pushes ahead in Ecuador despite unrest ‒ Rainforest Action Group
All roads lead to lead: the fight for clean water in a Tasmanian town ‒ Tim Slade
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PAST ISSUES
Issue #138 - May 2020 - click here.
Issue #137, December 2019 - click here
Issue #136, August 2019 - click here
Issue #135, April 2019 - click here
Issue #134, December 2018 - click here
Issue #133, September 2018 - click here
Issue #132, April 2018 - click here
Issue #131, December 2017 - click here
Issue #130, September 2017 - click here for PDF
Issue #129 - click here for PDF
Issue #128 - click here for PDF
Issues #97 (2006) to #127 (2016) are posted here
Old issues from 1975 to 1994 are posted here
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"Chain Reaction is a worthwhile and accessible avenue for identifying teacher and student resources as well as keeping up to date on environmental issues." -- Journal of the Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria, March 2011.