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David Attenborough’s Ocean sets the stage for new Labor Government to ratify Global Ocean Treaty
SYDNEY, Wednesday 7 May 2025 – Following the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary Ocean, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the new Australian government to ratify the Global…
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Australians choose climate and nature protection over Trumpist agenda of destruction
SYDNEY, Saturday 3 May 2025 — In response to the Labor party’s victory in the 2025 Federal Election, David Ritter, CEO at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:
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Election Update: Where do the political parties stand on nature protection?
Protecting our environment is an issue of major concern to many Australians. Yet the major political parties have so far avoided making any major positive nature protection announcement this election.…
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Hosting COP31: A critical opportunity for Australia and the Pacific
Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton has called the prospect of co-hosting COP31 “madness,” Labor Energy Minister Chris Bowen has called it “a great opportunity.” But what even is COP31, and…
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Your impact: 4 bold moves for nature and climate this election
The end of March was a huge week in pre-election politics, and Greenpeace was in Canberra making an impact for nature and the climate.
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Major parties weaken national nature laws for salmon industry
Diseased dead salmon and fatty fish balls recently washed up on Tassie shores, spoiling beaches and waterways and the clean green Tasmanian lifestyle. This was due to a major bacterial…
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Is Albo turning his back on the extinction crisis?
This is a story about a lovely and slightly weird-looking creature - the Maugean skate - which only lives in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania. This creature is on a pathway to extinction thanks to the salmon industry polluting the harbour. It’s also a bigger story, about extinction and the lengths government and industry will go to…
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‘Dump the bill, not the Skate’: Albanese goes all out for wildlife extinction
SYDNEY, 20 MARCH 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Albanese Government for seeking to weaken Australia’s national nature laws in order to prop up polluting and environmentally harmful…
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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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Toyota Still Idling In Slow Lane As Greenpeace Report Reveals EV Laggards
A new Greenpeace report ranking global car makers on their climate credentials has revealed Australia’s top-selling carmaker Toyota is failing to achieve EV lift-off. The annual ranking evaluates the world’s 15 largest traditional automakers on their phase-out of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, supply chain decarbonisation, and resource reduction and efficiency. The report highlights how…