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Change the system or face global ecological collapse says global biodiversity assessment
May 06, 2019
6 May 2019, Paris: The world faces ecological collapse and mass extinctions unless dramatic action is taken to change social and economic systems, according to a global assessment launched today by The Intergovernmental Science-Policy...
Read More ShareCopley declares itself Underground Coal Gasification free
May 06, 2019
Community members of Copley and Leigh Creek gathered at the Copley Hall to affirm their clear opposition to the Underground Coal Gasification project at the old Leigh Creek Coal Mine. The UCG trial of...
Read More ShareNew research exposes a crisis in the global trade of "recyclable” plastics
April 23, 2019
Water contamination, crop death, illness, and the open burning of plastic waste have all flooded into Southeast Asia along with the world’s “recycled” plastics, according to a report by GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator...
Read More ShareGovernment announces deregulation of risky new GM techniques the day before the election is called
April 18, 2019
On the day before the Federal election was called, the Government quietly announced changes to Australia’s Gene Technology Regulations that will allow a raft of new genetically modified (GM) animals, plants and microbes to...
Read More ShareFrom the Modern Slavery Act to binding rules on corporations
April 15, 2019
A dam collapses in Brazil killing hundreds and causing untold pollution. 21 million people work as forced labourers—many in global supply chains.
Read More ShareWhy FoE joined the ‘Change the Rules’ rally
April 15, 2019
Community members flooded the streets around the country on April 10 demanding changes to industrial law and Friends of the Earth was there to support. But why does FoE fight for workers’ rights?
Read More ShareRinehart Encounters Big Problems in Ecuador
April 14, 2019
A subsidiary of the Gina Rinehart owned Hancock Prospecting is encountering a number of problems in Ecuador. The subsidiary known as Hanrine Ecuadorian Exploration and Mining SA set up offices in Ecuador in 2017. ...
Read More ShareGenetically modified super-muscly pork could hit supermarket shelves soon
April 11, 2019
Changes to Australia’s Gene Technology Regulations announced yesterday will allow a raft of new genetically modified (GM) animals, plants and microbes to enter our environment and food chain with no safety assessment and potentially...
Read More ShareJoint Statement from Environment groups calling for Lynas Corporation clean up its toxic radioactive mess in Malaysia
April 10, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia and Stop Lynas Campaign Australia stand in solidarity with all Malaysians calling for Australian-owned rare earth miner Lynas Corporation to stop polluting Malaysia with its toxic radioactive waste and...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth submits legal summons in historic climate case against Shell
April 08, 2019
The Hague - Friends of the Earth Netherlands will deliver a court summons to Shell to legally compel the company to cease its destruction of the climate, on behalf of more than 30,000 people...
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