All articles by Vai Shah
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‘Missing the moment’: Budget 2026 misses the mark on climate and nature
SYDNEY, 13 May 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has labelled last night’s Federal Budget as a monumental fumble on climate and nature, and one that fails to fund the urgently…
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Ocean Treaty passes Australian Parliament, a “historic moment” for nature protection
CANBERRA, Tuesday 31 March 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Parliament’s ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty, creating the opportunity for world-first high seas ocean sanctuaries.
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‘No more war profits for Big Gas’: Greenpeace backs Government signal on taxing gas corporations
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed reports that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s department is considering options to tax the profits gas companies are making from the war in the Middle East,…
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New Woodside CEO Liz Westcott must “steer Woodside away from path of destruction” says Greenpeace CEO
Following the appointment of Liz Westcott as Woodside’s new Chief Executive, the following comments can be attributed to David Ritter, Chief Executive of Greenpeace Australia Pacific:
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“A complete shemozzle”: WA Government’s so-called ‘State Development Bill’ risks fast-tracking pollution
PERTH, Wednesday, 3 December 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the WA State Government’s State Development Bill’ as a ‘complete shemozzle’, and urged Parliament to fix critical flaws in…
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Nature laws agreement delivers big forests outcome; much work to be done on climate
CANBERRA, 27 NOV 2025 — Greenpeace has welcomed the agreement struck by Labor and the Greens today on EPBC Act reforms, which secures new nature and forest protections, but says…
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EPBC reforms must be significantly improved to deliver for nature
CANBERRA, 30 OCTOBER 2025 — Greenpeace has warned that the revamped laws will fall far short if critical gaps in addressing deforestation, climate impacts and excessive Ministerial discretion are not…
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Albanese government’s climate credibility on thin ice following Woodside approval: Greenpeace
SYDNEY/PERTH, Friday, 12 September 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Albanese government’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension as a betrayal of Australian and Pacific communities facing…
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Greenpeace vows to keep pressing antagonistic, evasive Woodside to protect climate and nature
PERTH Thursday, 8 May 2025 — Following Woodside’s 2025 AGM, David Ritter, CEO at Greenpeace Australia, said:
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Greenpeace calls on Woodside shareholders to reject gas expansion plans at AGM
PERTH, Thursday 8 May 2025 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific is challenging Woodside on its troubling track record of harming WA’s oceans at its AGM, and urged shareholders to reject Woodside’s…