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Glyphosate Inconsistencies Continue
June 04, 2019
Recent news articles regarding Glyphosate, have been getting prominent media coverage in Australia over the past few days. Lead story for the Sunday Age June 2 2019 revealed that the Victorian State Government is...
Read More ShareTalisman Saber 2019: Defend the environment from Defence
May 21, 2019
In July this year, Australia will once again host huge joint US – AUS military exercises primarily along the Queensland coast, mainly within or traversing the Great Barrier Reef.
Read More ShareDrinking Water Concerns in the Northern Territory
May 15, 2019
Friends of the Earth has ongoing concerns regarding drinking water problems in the Northern Territory. A number of remote communities continue to source drinking water with high levels of substances such as E.coli, Sodium,...
Read More ShareHinchinbrook Island open for business
May 14, 2019
By Ingrid Marker Queensland state tourism minister Kate Jones has announced she is opening Hinchinbrook Island, Great Sandy Strait and Coolum National Park for business. Hinchinbrook is precious to north Queenslanders. Its wild coastal...
Read More ShareRinehart Encounters Big Problems in Ecuador
April 14, 2019
A subsidiary of the Gina Rinehart owned Hancock Prospecting is encountering a number of problems in Ecuador. The subsidiary known as Hanrine Ecuadorian Exploration and Mining SA set up offices in Ecuador in 2017. ...
Read More ShareJoint Statement from Environment groups calling for Lynas Corporation clean up its toxic radioactive mess in Malaysia
April 10, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia and Stop Lynas Campaign Australia stand in solidarity with all Malaysians calling for Australian-owned rare earth miner Lynas Corporation to stop polluting Malaysia with its toxic radioactive waste and...
Read More ShareOutrage as the WA Government signs 20-year logging plan
April 03, 2019
WA Forest Alliance Statement: Western Australian Premier, Mark McGowan has renewed WA’s 20-year bilateral Regional Forest Agreement (RFA).
Read More SharePFAS legal settlement 'welcomed'
March 29, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia has welcomed a decision yesterday to compensate Mr Eric Donaldson for pollution of groundwater used on his property, near the Army Aviation Centre at Oakey in Southern Queensland.
Read More ShareRainforest illegally logged at Tonghi creek
March 27, 2019
Protected rainforest and rainforest buffers have been illegally logged by VicForests near Tonghi Creek in far East Gippsland.
Read More ShareStrzelecki Koalas Hit Hard By Bushfires
March 26, 2019
Recent Bushfires in the Strzelecki Ranges have seriously impacted on koalas of the region.
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