All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Greenpeace expedition reveals new images of life in the Amazon Reef
Amapá state, Brazil, 24 April 2018 – A scientific expedition carried out by the Greenpeace ship Esperanza captured new images of the northern sector of the Amazon Reef, 135km off the coast of Oiapoque in Amapá, and at a depth of 90m.The 1.5 hour dive took place on 19 April with a remotely operated vehicle…
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Six reasons electric cars are transforming the automobile industry
Electric cars aren’t just cool, they’re really good for our environment. Electric cars get plenty of lip service, but for all the talk, a lot of people still know relatively little about these eco-friendly vehicles. They are a surprisingly smooth ride, produce low levels of emissions and recharge themselves in traffic jams. Let’s explore some…
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History repeating as Greenpeace returns to the Antarctic
Greenpeace’s petition calling for the creation of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary has just surpassed one-and-a-half million signatures. With the help of a bevy of celebrities, Greenpeace’s campaign to create the largest protected area on Earth is gaining momentum. Gentoo penguins at Arturo Prat Station, Discovery Bay, in the Antarctic. An international Greenpeace team is on…
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Holding the Palm Oil Industry Accountable
Greenpeace’s new Palm Oil Alert investigates and exposes the companies destroying the world’s rainforests for profit.
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NT Government ignoring the science and residents’ concerns to bring back fracking
SYDNEY, April 17, 2018 – The government’s decision to open the Northern Territory to the environmental devastation of fracking is short-sighted and will lead to the contamination of water, increased carbon emissions and a myriad of health problems for the people of the NT.The Territory government this morning announced it will lift the moratorium on…
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Turnbull government must abandon ‘over-reaching’ attacks on civil society
SYDNEY, April 16, 2018: Greenpeace welcomes Bill Shorten’s criticism of the government’s foreign donations bill but warns that the current legislation remains terminally flawed and must be scrapped.The opposition leader today cited a report by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in his statements criticising the “poorly drafted and over-reaching legislation” and promised to…
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What’s going on with our democracy?
Unpacking the democracy attack laws Turnbull’s trying to make it harder for people like you and organisations like Greenpeace to speak out for the things we all care about, like our oceans and the Great Barrier Reef, and is doing so by imposing strict laws about how not-for-profits operate. Supporters of the Protestwelle (Protest Wave)…
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Historic oil ban in NZ puts spotlight on Australia’s fossil fuel addiction
April 12, 2018: New Zealand’s move towards a permanent ban on oil exploration puts Australia to shame and exposes the influence of the fossil fuel industry on our politics – threatening our coastlines and climate.New Zealand’s government today announced it has banned all new offshore oil and gas exploration in an historic climate win that’s…
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Bipartisan slapdown means over-reaching charity gag bill must go back to the drawing board
SYDNEY, April 10, 2018 – The government must redraft its foreign donations ban legislation to avoid crippling charities and silencing Australian communities, after a cross-party parliamentary committee failed to back the bill.Yesterday the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters published its long-awaited report on the proposed legislation, in which it criticised a number of elements…