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The small town of Ayr (population 10,000) is located in northern Queensland, about 70km south east of Townsville in sugarcane country. Since 2018 the town has had major issues in regards to PFAS in...

Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions -- known as fire weather -- that facilitate the spread of wildfires....

In this federal election, Australians were offered a clear choice between competent governance and social inclusion or divisive politics. They decisively chose the former. While this election was ostensibly focused on cost of living...

The Don’t Nuke the Climate initiative has today welcomed the clear rejection of nuclear power by Australian voters. Seven News political editor Mark Riley summed up the Coalition’s problem: “The party that chose nuclear...

Update 28/4/25:  Friends of the Earth has been informed that both Lake Coleman and Lake Reeve have been contaminated with PFAS, probably for many years. Monitoring for PFAS commenced after the EPA delivered a...

Many thousands of Australians spent years working to see wild and special places protected in national parks, World Heritage and other conservation reserves. From central Tasmania to the forests of south western WA, K’gari...

Friends of the Mountain are proud to invite you to Mountain Minds. This will be a free community gathering of music, talks, workshops and yoga, designed to bring people together through their shared passion...

In late February Friends of the Earth Australia received information pertaining to a GIPA request from Hunter Water. Hunter Water provide water services to 600,000 people in the Lower Hunter and Newcastle regions of...

Australia has taken a big step forward for offshore wind, with news that Gippsland project Star of the South will partner with Bluescope to explore using Australian made steel in a project that has...

Friends of the Earth Australia ‒ Media Release 26 Feb 2025 Nuclear Thuggery and Threats: Response to Interim Report of the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy Friends of the Earth (FoE) welcomes the...