Australia should not be looking for another war
Apr 22, 2021
Friends of the Earth join the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network in condemning the frightening indications that the Australian Government is preparing to follow the US into a war with China.
Land Forces 2020 Delayed: War is not an essential service
May 12, 2020
Thanks to everyone who took action to call on the Queensland Government to cancel Land Forces 2020.
Cancel Land Forces 2020: War is not an essential service
May 04, 2020
Even in times of peace, war, and making a killing off of it, is never an essential activity or service. So why would the Queensland State Government sponsor and allow a huge convergence of arms and defence manufacturers in the middle of the worst global pandemic in a century?
A military sized black hole - how big are the ADF’s emissions?
Jul 18, 2019
Australia’s emissions are once again at a record high but obscure figures from the Australian Defence Force cast doubt on the overall validity of the latest numbers.
The mystery of the Australia Defence Force 'carbon bootprint'
May 27, 2019
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) pledges to ‘defend Australia and its national interests’. However, the Government’s refusal to clearly report military greenhouse gas emissions may result in the ADF unnecessarily contributing to the greatest threat currently facing Australia and the rest of the world - anthropogenic climate change.
Talisman Saber 2019: Defend the environment from Defence
May 21, 2019
In July this year, Australia will once again host huge joint US – AUS military exercises primarily along the Queensland coast, mainly within or traversing the Great Barrier Reef.
PFAS legal settlement 'welcomed'
Mar 29, 2019
Friends of the Earth Australia has welcomed a decision yesterday to compensate Mr Eric Donaldson for pollution of groundwater used on his property, near the Army Aviation Centre at Oakey in Southern Queensland.
Weapons Dealers gain no social licence through the Invictus Games
Oct 11, 2018
Friends of the Earth and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) express disappointment at weapons manufacturers sponsoring the upcoming Invictus Games in Sydney on 20 - 27 October 2018.