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Tour De Carmichael 2022 - Cycle For Country
March 09, 2022
Waddamuli (hello) It’s happening! From Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May we’re hosting the second Tour De Carmichael - a 5 day guided cycle tour on Wangan and Jagalingou Country.Save the date and call up your mates!
Read More ShareInvasion Day Events 2022
January 20, 2022
January 26 is a day of mourning for First Nations people, also known as Invasion Day, or Survival Day. There are many reasons why January 26 is controversial, painful and traumatic for First Nations...
Read More ShareCamp Nunguu and the North-East Coast fight for forests
December 01, 2021
This article, from Chain Reaction magazine written by Zianna Fuad, is a small story about a motley crew of caring souls that have risen together to reject the destruction of public state forests across...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Australia stands in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders
November 25, 2021
We stand in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders who are standing in the way of the largest fracking project in Canadian history being built on their ancestral lands.
Read More ShareAustralian Nuclear Free Alliance says no to nuclear submarines
November 04, 2021
A statement released by the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance on the 26 October 2021 regarding arrangements for the acquisition of nuclear submarines by Australia under the AUKUS pact.
Read More ShareWangan and Jagalingou mark six weeks of cultural ceremony at Adani mine site
October 11, 2021
Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians have marked six weeks of continuous cultural ceremony at the edge of Adani’s Carmichael mine in central Queensland. The ceremony is called “Waddananggu”, which translates as “the talking”. It began...
Read More ShareTaungurung Nira-Balluck Elder Stresses Importance of Snobs Creek
April 30, 2021
At a recent meeting with Friends of the Earth, Taungurung Nira-Balluck Elder, Uncle Larry Walsh highlighted concerns over clearfelling of his traditional country by VicForests.
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Australia in solidarity with the Garifuna community in Honduras
August 21, 2020
Friends of the Earth Australia condemns and voices deep concern and outrage over the kidnapping of four comrades from Triunfo de la Cruz community in Honduras: Alberth Snaider Centeno Tomas (Chair of the Board...
Read More ShareFoE Statement - International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 08, 2020
Friends of the Earth stands in solidarity with the Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation and Indigenous people around the globe. We recognise the intrinsic link between environmental protection and justice for First Nations people. In acknowledging this...
Read More ShareDumping On Traditional Owners
August 04, 2020
In pursuing its plan for a national nuclear waste dump near Kimba on SA's Eyre Peninsula, the federal government is ignoring the unanimous opposition of the Barngarla Traditional Owners.
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