SYDNEY, Friday 5 February 2021 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the Northern Territory government’s ban on seabed mining, calling it a win for our oceans and for common sense.
SYDNEY, Feb 5 2021 - Greenpeace welcomes the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) decision to reject South32’s bid to expand its Dendrobium coal mine into the Avon and Cordeaux reservoirs. [1]
SYDNEY, Jan 22 2021 - Today the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons becomes international law after being signed by 86 countries, with Australia a notable absentee.
One year ago, I was glued to the television in my home in Fiji, watching with horror as Australia burned in last summer’s catastrophic bushfires. I’ll never forget the images of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge wreathed in smoke, or the bravery of the people in bushfire-threatened communities as they faced down the flames.
SYDNEY, Dec 18 2020 - Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck with wind gusts up to 345 km/h overnight as it tore through Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, destroying homes and schools and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
SYDNEY, Sunday 13 December 2020 - Global climate ambition is not enough and the world is still not on track to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets, delegates at this weekend’s Climate Ambition Summit have been warned - and Australia wasn’t even invited.
SYDNEY, December 11 2020 - In yet another confirmation that the global community is tiring of Australia acting as a deadweight on climate action, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been denied a speaking position at this weekend’s United nations Climate Action Summit.