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Stop new tourism infrastructure in World Heritage
July 10, 2018
Tasmania is blessed with beautiful and intact landscapes and an impressive network of national parks. However, World Heritage Areas and national parks have long been targeted by developers who want to establish commercial tourist...
Read More ShareClean Coal LOL ... but carbon capture and storage off Ninety Mile Beach is no laughing matter
June 29, 2018
By Catherine Hearse and the Quit Coal Collective at Friends of the Earth Melbourne Golden Beach is an idyllic section of Victoria's Ninety Mile Beach. It boasts a pristine coastline, plentiful fish, multitudes of...
Read More ShareCassowaries in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland
June 26, 2018
By Ingrid Marker ‒ Cassowary Keystone Conservation Inc. A keystone species and major tourism icon of Far North Queensland, cassowaries live in the Wet Tropics ‒ a small area compared to their original habitat....
Read More ShareStand up for democracy - say no to the anti-espionage bill
June 15, 2018
The Australian government is seeking to introduce new espionage and foreign interference laws that threaten our democracy.
Read More ShareResponse to proposed changes to espionage and foreign interference laws
June 08, 2018
Friends of the Earth are a community-driven organisation that has played a constructive role protecting the natural environment and supporting social justice in Australia for over forty years.
Read More ShareRiver Communities Need Water
June 08, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: 8 June 2018 Today, community members gathered outside the meeting of the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council (MinCo) meeting at the Hyatt in Canberra with the message: Healthy Rivers Need Water. This...
Read More ShareThe movements of the Australian environment movement
June 05, 2018
By Cam Walker In the various histories that have been written about the Australian environment movement, most have identified the 'professionalisation' phase that happened in the 1980s as a defining feature in the movement's...
Read More SharePostcapitalising post carbon for the win
June 04, 2018
By Karun Cowper For many environmentalists, the "New Economy" is (mis)understood to be simply an economy that has transitioned away from fossil fuels to a renewable energy powered economy. The reality is that there's...
Read More ShareThe GM-Free Australia Alliance needs your help
June 04, 2018
The Alliance needs to raise $10,000 in tax-deductible donations by June 30, 2018. Please give generously. Every donation, big or small, contributes to our work.
Read More ShareGood News - First 1,600 ha of High Conservation Value Forest Reserved in Strzelecki Ranges.
May 28, 2018
For more than 20 years, Friends of the Earth (FoE) has worked with Friends of Gippsland Bush (FoGB) to see remaining high conservation forests in the Strzelecki Ranges, south east of Melbourne, protected. The...
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