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A war of words erupted yesterday between Queensland and Australian Government Ministers over who had done more to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the World Heritage ‘in danger’ list following the UNESCO Committee’s decision on Wednesday. A war of words erupted yesterday between Queensland and Australian Government Ministers over who had done more to…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

July 7, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef Adani

Australians will see through Government hypocrisy on the Reef following UNESCO decision

Press release – 5 July, 20176 July 2017: The Government has again avoided the embarrassment of an ‘in danger’ listing for the Great Barrier Reef following today’s UNESCO World Heritage Committee decision, but Australians will hold them to account for their hypocrisy, says Greenpeace campaigner, Alix Foster Vander Elst.“The Government says one thing, but does…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

July 4, 2017

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Great Australian Bight Safeguard our oceans Fossil Fuels Climate and Energy Climate Impacts Great Barrier Reef Western Australia Victoria Scott Morrison Adani Scott Reef

Fracking blackmail will take us down a time tunnel to nowhere land

Fracking is a loaded word. When it is spoken people see images of lit cigarette lighters next to water taps with pops of flame jumping from the flowing liquid. Burning rivers, water contamination and mystery illnesses. It’s an unpopular word, an ugly word. Only fitting for an ugly, destructive practice. Originally published on The…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

July 3, 2017

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NSW Adani

NAIF are holding taxpayers’ money to ransom behind a wall of secrecy

Press release – 27 June, 2017June 28, 2017: The continued refusal of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to respond to any and all freedom of information requests represents a failure to the Australian taxpayer and is impermissible under law.More than 1,500 Greenpeace supporters used an online tool created to assist them in submitting a…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 26, 2017

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Public backlash highlights CommBank’s toxic fossil fuel problem

Sydney, 23 June 2017: Community backlash against the Commonwealth Bank’s support of fossil fuels is now so severe that the bank has been forced to set up a special taskforce to handle customers threatening to close their accounts.The revelation comes after continued pressure by customers and concerned community members who have staged numerous protests outside…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 23, 2017

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Take action Activism Fossil Fuels Climate and Energy Climate Impacts Great Barrier Reef NSW Adani

Exposing Canavan’s Coal Slush Fund

The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility: secretive, compromised and currently considering giving $1 billion of public money to the climate-wrecking Carmichael coal mine. But the good news is that the Federal Parliament has just authorised a Senate inquiry into the NAIF, to get to the bottom of the conflict of interest and secrecy at the heart…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 16, 2017

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Fossil Fuels Climate and Energy Climate Impacts Great Barrier Reef CommBank Adani

Sorting out Fact from Fiction: Is the Carmichael Mine back on track?

Yesterday, amid much fanfare, it was announced that Adani Group had given the Carmichael coal mine “the go-ahead.” Who gave the “green light” for the project you ask? The board of the company that has been trying to build the mine for the past seven years! To help you cut through the spin, we have…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 7, 2017

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Great Barrier Reef Adani

Adani’s Carmichael mine would be a disaster for communities and a death sentence for the Great Barrier Reef

Press release – 5 June, 2017June 6, 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has condemned today’s announcement by the Adani board about the Carmichael mine as an “empty PR stunt” for a toxic project which is unable to go ahead without billions of dollars in public money.The mining giant’s chairman today gave his final investment approval for…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 4, 2017

Update

Fossil Fuels Climate and Energy Climate Impacts Catherine King Great Barrier Reef CommBank NAB Adani

Will CBA’s board vote against financing Adani – and against global warming?

The fate of a company’s reputation can come down to one big decision made at a single board meeting. Later this month, the directors of the Commonwealth Bank face just such a moment of truth when the bank’s board is expected to decide the business’ future policy on global warming. Originally published on The…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

June 2, 2017

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Queensland Adani

Queensland’s NAIF announcement a nail in the coffin for Adani’s Carmichael mega-mine

Press release – 26 May, 2017Saturday May 27, 2017: Today’s announcement by the Queensland government rules out any money from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), as currently legislated, being used in the proposed Adani Carmichael mega-mine.In a release today the Queensland state government announced that the proposed mine, in the Galilee Basin, would be…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

May 25, 2017

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