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Water Industry a Major Source of PFAS Contamination
December 13, 2020
Friends of the Earth is concerned that the $23 billion water industry is a major source of PFAS contamination over potentially tens of thousands of hectares of land across Australia. With the push on...
Read More ShareTAKE ACTION: Why is Queensland fast tracking a blanket approval for irradiation of all fruit and vegetables?
December 07, 2020
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is recommending the irradiation of all fresh fruit and vegetables. NOW is the time to write a submission - the deadline is now 24th December 2020, at 6pm...
Read More ShareEarthworker Newsletter - December 2020
December 01, 2020
2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, to say the least. Although this year threw us a lot of curveballs, we are proud of what we have been able to achieve...
Read More ShareFoE takes Shell to court #ClimateCase
December 01, 2020
Shell Oil, one of the biggest climate polluters in the world, finally faces court in December This is a potential game-changer because if successful, Friends of the Earth Netherlands historic climate case against Shell...
Read More ShareBushfire survivors and Friends of Earth’s response to Initial Assessment of ANZ climate complaint under OECD guidelines
November 25, 2020
Three survivors joined Friends of the Earth to accuse ANZ of misleading consumers by investing in fossil fuel projects.
Read More ShareIntroducing Climate Live 2021
November 23, 2020
Introducing Climate Live 2021, organised by School Strike 4 Climate and Green Music Australia with support from Friends of the Earth.
Read More ShareSolidarity with Bangladeshi communities saying NO to MAAR Ltd.’s toxic waste
November 20, 2020
Friends of the Earth Australia have signed on to a statement of solidarity (below) with Bangladeshi communities mobilising to protect their canals against the dumping of toxic industrial waste.
Read More ShareEPBC review - please write a submission
November 16, 2020
The federal government has been trying to ‘reform’ the environmental assessment laws for major projects. They have now tabled amended legislation, which was approved by the House of Representatives in September.
Read More ShareRegionalism requires strong, committed leaders: Dame Meg Taylor at the Blue Pacific Futures Webinar
November 12, 2020
This is a statement by Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, delivered at the Blue Pacific Futures Webinar on 3 November 2020
Read More ShareClimate change and Pacific sovereignty forums
November 09, 2020
The challenges of climate change to the very sovereignty of Pacific atoll nations is the topic of a series of consultations jointly organised by Friends of the Earth's Climate Frontlines project and the climate...
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