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BETTER ACTIVE TODAY, THAN RADIOACTIVE TOMORROW! Friends of the Earth Australia launches a National Anti-Nuclear Fundraising Campaign.

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Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the attack at Bondi Beach. Our hearts are with the victims, the survivors, and with their families, friends and loved ones. We extend our deepest solidarity to...

As fire season gets underway, crews across many parts of the country have been very busy in recent weeks. There are many things that go into effective firefighting: having adequate and well trained crews...

Over the past couple of months Friends of the Earth has received information from two GIPA requests from two NSW councils concerning PFAS detections in their drinking water supplies. The councils are Dubbo Regional...

Our national nature laws, which date back to the days when John Howard was prime minister, are broken. They have failed people and nature for decades. The federal ALP came to power on a...

The news is in – the Liberal party has officially abandoned their commitment to net zero emissions. They have caved to the deniers and axed climate from their agenda. It's another reminder that the...

Our federal environment laws (called the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, or EPBC) were created in the 1990s when John Howard was prime minister. They were never designed to really protect land and...

The small community of Bulla (Gudabijin) in the north west of the Northern Territory has a problem with its water supply. The problem is Barium, an earth metal which has been detected in the...

In late 2024 Friends of the Earth Australia submitted information to the NSW Legislative Council Select Committee on PFAS contamination, chaired by Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann. In February FoE Campaigner Anthony Amis was invited...