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Australian 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.
Read More ShareStatement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter rally organisers
July 28, 2020
Today, on unceded Gadigal Land, NSW, police arrested and fined Aboriginal family and supporters of the murdered 26 year old Dunghutti man, David Dungany Jr, who were calling for an investigation into his killing...
Read More ShareProtest Against Continued Destruction of Sacred Aboriginal Lands and Culture
June 04, 2020
Friends of the Earth Perth, School Strike 4 Climate and aligned environmental groups will be rallying in solidarity with First Nations people to demand that mining companies stop destroying Aboriginal cultural sites, and that...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth stands in support of Black lives
June 03, 2020
Friends of the Earth Australia stand in solidarity with the uprising for Black lives in Minneapolis and across the United States.
Read More ShareContractors caught in breach of Cultural Heritage Management Plan at Deebing Creek
March 20, 2020
This media release was issued by the Goori Sovereign Land Council on 20 March 2020.
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