The Blog

Grazia from Melbourne explains why she is getting more involved with Greenpeace to save the Great Australian Bight

A couple years ago, I had the pleasure of teaching a young couple to dive in Thailand on one of my favorite reefs. Weather conditions were perfect, with mild currents and excellent visibility of the stunning topography and bright, vivid corals. Even through the regulator, I could see the smiles on my students’ faces.

After ravaging the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, the palm oil industry has reached the final frontier, Papua, home to these Birds of Paradise. Both the birds and the forest could be lost if we allow these companies to continue. That’s why street artists and volunteers from all over the world, from Melbourne to Taipei and Vienna to LA, are taking matters into their own hands.

This week we took a trip to Canberra to send an unmissable message to PM Scott Morrison and the coalition on their first day back in parliament.

The first time I saw an orangutan in real life, I nearly peed with fright! I heard a great commotion in the trees above me and there he was, swinging through the branches, his huge plate-shaped face staring down.

Over the weekend, we not only got a new PM - we got two new ministers for Environment and Energy. Here’s a rundown of who they are and what we can expect from them.

Despite more than a decade in office, there are many Australians who still don’t know much about the man they call Scomo.