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Press release – 25 February, 2015Thursday 26 February 2015, Sydney: Greenpeace welcomed yesterday’s announcement by Tony Abbott to toughen up country of origin labelling laws, but warned against leaving Australians in the dark about what fish they’re eating.The announcement follows sustained public pressure after dozens of people contracted Hepatitis A from frozen berries. “Of course…

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February 24, 2015

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Coal ships and the Great Barrier Reef are a recipe for disaster says Greenpeace

Press release – 15 February, 2015Sydney, 16 February 2015: Greenpeace says the weekend arrest of Taiwanese captain for steering his coal ship through the reef without a pilot shows that while there’s coal ships going through the Great Barrier Reef there is the risk of serious accidents."The more coal ships we have traveling through the…

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February 14, 2015

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University of Sydney decision on fossil fuel divestment leaves questions unanswered

Press release – 8 February, 2015Sydney, 09 February 2015: Greenpeace welcomes today’s announcement by the University of Sydney to reduce the carbon intensity of its investments, but calls on the University to disclose the full details of its policy and move decisively away from all fossil fuel stocks.“The University of Sydney has taken an important…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

February 7, 2015

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Adani’s Great Barrier Reef port linked to offshore tax haven

Press release – 6 February, 2015Brisbane, 07 February 2015: Greenpeace is demanding an investigation into coal giant Adani’s suitability to operate in Queensland following explosive revelations surrounding the ownership of the controversial Abbot Point coal port in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.The scandal, reported in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning, revealed inconsistencies…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

February 5, 2015

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New poll: Reef and coal key concerns for outback Queensland

Press release – 28 January, 2015Brisbane, 29 January 2015: As regional candidates Lawrence Springborg, Fiona Simpson and Jeff Seeney look increasingly likely to be leading the state after Saturday’s election, a new poll shows that the future of the Great Barrier Reef is a key concern for regional Queensland.Last night, a ReachTEL poll of Jeff…

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January 27, 2015

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Why is Minister Hunt rushing Reef destruction plans?

Press release – 9 December, 2014Brisbane, 10 December 2014: Greenpeace is shocked that Environment Minister Greg Hunt is fast-tracking destructive coal port plans which endanger the Great Barrier Reef. Minister Hunt has allowed just ten days for public comment on proposals to dredge millions of tonnes of seafloor in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

December 8, 2014

Worlds’ largest private-sector coal miner dumped by Norway’s largest pension fund

Press release – 1 December, 2014December 2, 2014, Sydney: Norway’s largest pension fund manager, KLP, announced it will dump investments in 27 coal companies overnight, including shares in Peabody Energy Corp – the world’s largest private-sector coal company with extensive coal-mining interests in Australia. KLP are divesting due to concerns about climate change.KLP described their…

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November 30, 2014

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Greenpeace ramps up Sydney Uni divestment push

Press release – 19 November, 2014Thursday 20 November: Greenpeace is today launching a public advertising campaign calling on Sydney University to divest from Whitehaven Coal – as the controversial company’s share price dive-bombs.“We are ramping up our call for Sydney University to divest from environmental vandal, Whitehaven Coal,” said Greenpeace Climate Campaigner, Nikola Casule. “Right…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

November 18, 2014

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Taxpayers to be slugged with bill of destructive Reef infrastructure

Press release – 16 November, 2014Brisbane, 16 November 2014: Queensland taxpayers could soon be slugged with the bill of destroying their own Great Barrier Reef, under an outrageous plan outlined by Premier Campbell Newman today at G20 negotiations, said Greenpeace.“Premier Campbell Newman is offering a paycheck to a foreign company with a shocking track record…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

November 15, 2014

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Oversized Spanish tuna boats threatening Pacific food security

Press release – 12 November, 2014Tarawa, 13 November, 2014: Food security in Pacific countries like Kiribati could be under threat if oversized tuna vessels such as the Spanish owned Albatun Tres and Albacora Uno are allowed to continue fishing at current rates, Greenpeace said today.The warning follows today’s release of a new report naming the…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

November 11, 2014

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