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Roundup and glyphosate given tick of approval for use in World Heritage area
July 13, 2021
A weedkiller banned overseas has been given the tick of approval by a state authority to be used across the World Heritage-listed wet tropics area in Far North Queensland.
Read More ShareCorporate Cane Toad Award 2021: Rio Tinto and Mayur Resources receive Australia’s most toxic award
July 09, 2021
Rio Tinto and Mayur Resources were awarded the Corporate Cane Toad Award for their roles in contributing to environmental destruction and/or human rights violations worldwide [1]. The winners were announced at a ceremony in...
Read More ShareFoEA News July 2021
July 08, 2021
Welcome to our July newsletter, where you can find news, updates and events from the many faces of FoE.
Read More ShareClimate Change Challenges to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations - Conference July 2021
July 08, 2021
The Climate Change Network of the Pacific Islands Council of Qld Inc (PICQ), in partnership with the Climate Frontlines project of Friends of the Earth Australia are hosting an online conference on July 22...
Read More ShareRinehart's Roadblock in Ecuador
July 02, 2021
Gina Rinehart's Ecuadorian subsidiary, Hanrine, continues to face ongoing problems in Ecuador. Reports from that country have revealed that a local judge has recently ruled that a 40 day blockade of the main road...
Read More ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Second toxic coal ash spill sparks outrage at Australia’s biggest polluter AGL
July 02, 2021
Australia’s biggest polluter, AGL, has been fined $15,000 following a spill of toxic coal ash at Bayswater Power Station, only six months after it entered a $1 million ‘enforceable undertaking’ with the NSW EPA...
Read More ShareSolidarity with Palestine
June 25, 2021
Friends of the Earth Australia joins calls condemning the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, including the outrageous targeting of women and children, civilian structures, the bombing of densely populated areas, and attacks on media buildings that threaten...
Read More ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Time for PM to end offshore wind delay as ALP demands legislation
June 25, 2021
The ALP says it would unlock billions of dollars in offshore wind to create thousands of jobs, demanding that the Morrison government bring offshore wind legislation to Parliament as ‘a matter of urgency’.
Read More ShareEarthworker Newsletter - June 2021
June 23, 2021
We’re very happy to be reporting to you once again via the Earthworker Newsletter. It’s been some time since our last edition, and a great amount of activity has been underway.
Read More ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Kimba nuclear dump: Premier Marshall must enforce SA legislation
June 21, 2021
By accepting amendments to the National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment Bill, the federal government has today abandoned its year-long attempt to shield its plan for a national nuclear waste dump in SA from judicial...
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