MELBOURNE, Feb 17, 2021 - The Australian Federal Government has taken an important step towards global ocean protection by joining almost 40 other countries in the Global Oceans Alliance, which calls for 30% of the ocean to be protected by 2030.

SYDNEY, Feb 12 2021 - Environment Minister Sussan Ley’s proposed Interim National Environmental Standards to replace Australia’s current environmental laws ignore the advice of the independent review and would serve to weaken already inadequate environment protections.

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.