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The alpine regions of the Snowy Mountains are in one of Australia's most loved national parks. However, feral horses are damaging sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals...

Yesterday on 2 August, was World Overshoot day. It is a day that many people dread. World Overshoot day signals the day that the world uses up all its resources that it can regenerate....

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

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).