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Building renewables to benefit nature and communities
June 11, 2024
A recent story on the ABC's Four Corners program has highlighted some of the details of who is opposing the development of renewable energy in Australia. There is very understandable opposition to specific projects...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Australia's June E-newsletter
June 06, 2024
Welcome to the June edition of our national newsletter, a great place to stay up to date on all Friends of the Earth's updates, news, and solidarity! This newsletter is possible because of our beautiful...
Read More SharePlans for massive toxic dump in Corner Inlet Ramsar Site
May 05, 2024
Esso is planning to build a massive, toxic, industrial dump in the middle of a United Nations-listed wetland on the eastern side of Corner Inlet on Victoria’s Gippsland Coast.
Read More SharePFAS Chemicals in Australian Drinking Water - A Summary
May 03, 2024
Update 21/10/24: Announcement of proposed a review to Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. PFOS and PFHxS to be possibly reduced from 70ng/L to 4ng/L and 30ng/L respectively. PFOA to be possibly reduced from 560ng/L to...
Read More ShareHancock Prospecting now Major 'Owner' of Ecuadorian State Mining Company
April 12, 2024
Hanrine (a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting) has recently invested $150 million in the Ecuadorian state mining company Enami. This now gives Rinehart, a 49% stake in 6 mining concessions, totalling 30,000 hectares...
Read More ShareFoE welcomes the Future Made in Australia Act
April 11, 2024
In a significant move, the federal government is today announcing that it will introduce a Future Made in Australia Act – with a focus on manufacturing of clean renewables and decarbonisation of the economy....
Read More ShareStill Standing, With All That Remains
April 10, 2024
This year marks 30 years of the Goongerah Environment Centre (GECO) campaigning to protect East Gippsland’s unparalleled forests and biodiversity. Below are snippets of a couple of these conversations with original GECO activists present...
Read More ShareGliders V Government
April 09, 2024
The Gliders Case was one of the final nails in the coffin for the logging industry. Sue McKinnon reports on the details of the final court cases, and what's next for Kinglake Friends of...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Australia's April E-newsletter
April 02, 2024
Welcome to the April edition of our national newsletter, a great place to stay up to date on all Friends of the Earth's updates, news, and solidarity! This newsletter is possible because of our beautiful...
Read More ShareUncovering Some Murky Facts about South Australian Drinking Water
March 16, 2024
On 11th of March 2024, ABC featured a segment on 7.30 about the quality of Quorn's drinking water quality. Quorn is a small community located in the Flinders Ranges with a population of 1150....
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