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Labor set to roll for miners on Qland water reforms
Press release – 29 September, 2015Brisbane, 30 September 2015 – Greenpeace is questioning the Queensland Labor Government’s commitment to protecting the Reef after documents revealed they may allow laws that give mining companies unrestricted and unscrutinised access to underground water in the Reef catchment.“These water reforms have the sole purpose of allowing big miners unfettered…
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Dive Deeper: Greenpeace and the Sisiutl Crest
How the Sisiutl symbol came to be part of Greenpeace’s identity is both an important part of our origins and a troubling story of cultural appropriation. Now, we’re taking a…
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Greenpeace calls for overhaul of Pacific fishing practices after Nauru transshipment ban
Press release – 16 September, 2015Sydney, September 17 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for a region-wide ban on the transshipment of fish catches following Nauru’s announcement today that it would no longer allow the practice in its waters.The Government of the Nauru issued the ban on transshipping in its waters outside its port,…
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Choked in smoke – living in the thick of Indonesia’s haze
Smoke caused by forest fires and peatland destruction, is covering about 80% of Sumatra, Indonesia. And it seems like no matter how far you try to escape, the smoke follows. My wife and daughter should be at our home in Pekanbaru, Riau on the east of Sumatra right now. It’s been more than a…
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A new opportunity to tackle climate change
Press release – 14 September, 2015Sydney, September 15 2015 – Malcolm Turnbull’s appointment as Australia’s prime minister is a welcome opportunity to undo the retrograde climate change and environmental policies of the past few years, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, said today.“Mr. Turnbull has repeatedly endorsed climate change science and has a deep understanding…
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Black Hole: coal, corruption and community resistance
A new film reveals unseen footage of coal, corruption and community resistance of one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects – Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine in the Leard State Forest. Before February 2014, I didn’t even know about the Leard State Forest. That was until a friend invited me to the Leard Forest…
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Greenpeace calls for investigation into illegal fishing by Taiwanese ship
Press release – 10 September, 2015Port Moresby, September 11 2015 – Greenpeace is urging Pacific nations to investigate and capture the Taiwanese-flagged ship that illegally caught tuna and 75 kilograms of shark fins, which the state’s Taiwan Fisheries Agency (TFA) had failed to ensure had permission to fish.“We are still tracking the Shuen De Ching…
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Australia inciting Pacific instability with climate change stance
Press release – 10 September, 2015Sydney, September 11 2015 – Australia and New Zealand are abandoning their neighbours and contributing to a growing humanitarian crisis through their blocking and inaction on climate change, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, said today."Australia and New Zealand have shown themselves to be the worst of neighbours with their…
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Greenpeace ship busts illegal tuna fishing operation in Pacific high seas, underlining urgent need for enforcement
Press release – 9 September, 2015Port Moresby, September 10, 2015 – As Pacific Islands Forum leaders consider a 10-year road map for a sustainable fisheries industry, the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior has uncovered a pirate fishing operation near Papua New Guinea’s waters with 75 kilograms of illegally caught shark fins — underlining the scale of…
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Coal is a great mate. Look at everything it can do!
Not satisfied with the public relations disaster that was #AustraliansForCoal, the Minerals Council yesterday launched a new campaign to plug their favourite little black rock. This time, they tried to convince us that #coalisamazing. It went just as badly. The Minerals Council would have us believe that coal makes the world a better place. They…
