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Nature law reform can’t be “big rubber stamp for the big end of town”: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, Tuesday 26 August 2025 — The Albanese government’s promise to prioritise reforms of Australia’s broken nature laws this year is a welcomed step, but the reforms must centre stronger…
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Albo close the deforestation loopholes!
Last year, Greenpeace visited the RSPCA wildlife hospital in Queensland, where injured koalas, possums, kookaburras, and flying foxes were being treated. The hospital was overwhelmed, caring for three times the…
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Coles urged to beef up deforestation policies at AGM
MELBOURNE, Tuesday 12 November 2024 — Dozens of people from some of Australia’s biggest environmental organisations have protested at a pop-up ‘deforestation zone’ outside the Coles annual general meeting in…
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“Not on the menu”: McDonald’s promises to end deforestation in supply chain by 2030
SYDNEY, Thursday 09 October 2024 — Fast food giant McDonald’s has announced it will source only deforestation-free products in its supply chain, a move welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific but…
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A hidden crisis: the potentially illegal destruction of Aussie forests
Australia is undergoing a sustained, mostly hidden deforestation crisis of a globally concerning scale. Recent research reveals that this destruction of our forests may not be compliant under national law.
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Nature law reform, EPA pare back ‘deeply alarming’: Greenpeace
Responding to reports in the West Australian this morning that the Prime Minister is poised to seriously weaken the role of the proposed national Environmental Protection Australian (EPA) and to delay broader nature law reform until next term, the following quotes can be attributed to Glenn Walker, Head of Nature, Greenpeace Australia Pacific:
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Campaign Win: Woolies goes deforestation-free
After pressure from Greenpeace supporters, Woolworths is stepping up its game with a major commitment to go deforestation-free by 2025. Will Coles match Woolies' commitment?
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100 million animals killed, injured or displaced every year
New research from RSPCA Queensland and Greenpeace Australia Pacific paints a dire reality on the impact that deforestation is having on native wildlife.
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Report: The ongoing animal welfare crisis from deforestation in Australia
Little has improved for wild animals since our last report on this crisis in 2017. Despite some reforms to the Vegetation Management Act in Queensland in 2018, laws and policies in both states have not greatly changed and still allow very large areas of bushland habitat for wildlife to be destroyed every year, likely harming,…
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Scamps’ EPBC forest protection amendments must be supported
SYDNEY, 26 JUNE 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for the Australian Parliament to vote in support of independent MP Sophie Scamps’ proposed forest protection amendments to the Albanese…