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Friends of the Earth would like to acknowledge that our work and lives across so-called Australia play out on lands that were stolen, and have been illegally occupied by the colonial state for over...

First Nations people have fought for real, material, system change for 250+ years and this will continue beyond the Voice referendum.  Non-indigenous people must listen deeply and find ways to support the resistance on-the-ground....

Friends of the Earth Australia is turning 50 next year. During its first five decades, the federation has constantly changed and evolved as new generations of activists have joined the organisation, external politics have...

Media Release ‒ Friends of the Earth Australia ‒ 18 July 2023 The Federal Court has today quashed the declaration of a proposed nuclear waste dump site near Kimba in SA, citing ‘pre-judgement’ and...

In a welcome move, the federal government has declared the Hunter offshore wind zone in New South Wales. Friends of the Earth (FoE) has been campaigning for years for governments to get on with...

The answer to this question, is probably yes depending on where you live.  Pesticides in waterways are a common occurrence. Pesticides can wash off land particularly during rainfall events. If a community’s drinking water...

GM-Free Australia Alliance advocates for food and farming free from Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

5 June 2023, Paris   The second round of negotiations for a new global treaty to end plastic pollution has concluded in Paris, France.  After five days of negotiations important steps forward in the...

On Tuesday, the Victorian State Government announced a historical decision: Native forest clearfell logging will end, on January 1st, 2024. This is a campaign that Friends of the Earth has been campaigning for decades....

A recent legal settlement of $132.7 million, will do little to deal with the ongoing issues of PFAS contamination across the country. The settlement was the result of a class action on behalf of...