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In a major development, the federal government has announced it will underwrite the costs of building 9GW of storage and 23GW of renewable generation. Federal energy minister Chris Bowen has used the Energy and...

School Strike 4 Climate are back - and organising another national strike for climate, this friday November 17. They say: 'Despite the devastating impacts on climate disasters, such as bushfires, floods and droughts, across...

Bid to bring cutting edge green tech to Geelong - Oil giant Esso – owned by Exxon Mobile – recently announced plans to decommission its retired oil platforms in the Bass Strait.  From the Geelong...

In July 2023 FoE published a blog on pesticides in Queensland water supplies based on over 70,000 pesticide detections listed on the Queensland Government’s Pesticide Reporting Portal between late 2011 (in some locations) to...

Last month, Sapna’s 2022 report titled Why North-South Intersectionality Matters for Climate Justice: Perspectives of young South-Asian Australian Youth Activists has been recognised with an award in the Innovation category by Environment Victoria’s Community...

Boe Spearim talks about the history of the Frontier Wars, and the ongoing impact of colonisation on Gomeroi Country, as part of Chain Reaction #146: Strong Blak Resistance. Read the article, or listen to...

As a member of Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific - FoE APac, a Federation of grassroots environmental movements across 13 countries, FoE Australia stands with our friends and comrades at PENGON (FoE Palestine)...

Offshore wind offers a reliable and clean energy source for our electricity network and could form a significant part of the transition to a renewable energy system that we urgently require. While Victoria is...

A recent Right to Information request with TasWater, has raised concerns regarding pesticide monitoring in domestic water supplies in Tasmania. TasWater was punctual in responding to the request, with the process only taking 32...

In March 2023, FoE activists hosted a mountain roadtrip to investigate environmental issues in north eastern VIC. We met with local land care and sustainability groups, visited areas at risk from logging, and the old...