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Stop Persecution of Russian Eco-Activists!
December 20, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia stand in solidarity with environmental activists from three different regions of Russia struggling with three different issues who have been subjected to undue pressure.
Read More ShareNeoliberalism versus justice on Ecuador's mining frontier
December 10, 2019
In November each year BHP holds its Australian AGM. The world's biggest mining company recently has been using the opportunity to tell its hundreds of attendant shareholders how it is committing to a clean...
Read More ShareFOEA News & Events: Dec 2019
December 03, 2019
What a huge and amazing year it's been for Friends of the Earth Australia! As we pass through our 45th year it has felt especially important to reflect on all the ways our network...
Read More ShareStatement of Support for the Union Movement
July 30, 2019
Profound structural change is already underway in Australia. The country is going through a poorly planned energy transition due to failures in government policy. Neither energy generators or the workers who rely on these...
Read More ShareNew report uncovers Australian banks financing palm oil companies responsible for deforestation and human rights violations
June 26, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia media release. June 26, 2019 The Big four banks who were found to be exploiting Australians in the royal commission have been exposed in new research by Friends of...
Read More ShareWWF benefiting from histories of human rights abuse
May 23, 2019
By Lian Sinclair Buzzfeed's recent exposé of WWF's practices around the world has shocked the public, funders and regulators.
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Australia News
May 16, 2019
Published in Chain Reaction #135, April 2019. National magazine of Friends of the Earth Australia.
Read More ShareCalling out those who created a toxic environment for Muslims
May 16, 2019
By Susie Latham Fraser Anning deserves widespread condemnation for his comments about the massacre of 50 Muslims in Christchurch mosques. But many mainstream voices now censuring him for his views, including Scott Morrison, who...
Read More ShareMajor Plastic Waste Producers Must Get Consent Before Exporting their Toxic Trash to Global South
May 13, 2019
Geneva, Switzerland — Today, 187 countries took a major step forward in curbing the plastic waste crisis by adding plastic to the Basel Convention, a treaty that controls the movement of hazardous waste from...
Read More ShareChange the system or face global ecological collapse says global biodiversity assessment
May 06, 2019
6 May 2019, Paris: The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change social and economic systems, according to a global assessment launched today by The Intergovernmental Science-Policy...
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