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Hinchinbrook 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.
Read More ShareResponse to independent review of logging regulation
March 26, 2019
Independent Review of Timber Harvesting Regulation joint response from The Wilderness Society and Goongerah Environment Centre and Friends of the Earth.
Read More ShareStand Against Extinction
August 24, 2018
Where: Lawns of Parliament House, Canberra When: 8.30am, 10th September 2018 Why: Australia is facing a national extinction crisis. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With strong new laws and more resources...
Read More ShareConcerned about feral horses in Kosciuszko? Get walking
August 22, 2018
The damage of wild horses to alpine environments is well documented. However, the NSW government has decided to allow horse populations to continue to degrade the Alps. On the 3rd November, a group of...
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