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End the free tax ride for resources companies
Press release – 16 December, 2015Sydney, 17 December 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific today called for greater transparency in business practices after the Australian Tax Office revealed that more than half of resources and energy companies – among the largest in Australia – paid no tax for the 2013-2014 financial year.The ATO’s Tax Transparency report…
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PM Turnbull should follow Obama’s footsteps on Keystone by rejecting Carmichael coal mine
Press release – 6 November, 2015Sydney, 7 November 2015 – President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline offers an opportunity for Malcolm Turnbull to cancel the Carmichael coal mine and establish Australia as a leading country in tackling climate change.Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate campaigner Nikola Čašule said: “President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL…
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Greenpeace thumbs up to NAB for $18bn commitment to address climate change
Press release – 4 November, 2015Sydney, 5 November 2015 – Greenpeace welcomes the National Australia Bank’s announcement that it supports a 2 degree climate change target and will commit A$18bn over the next seven years in financing activities to help address climate change and transition to a low carbon economy.Nikola Casule, Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate…
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Time for Turnbull govt to abandon unpopular environmental law change
Press release – 12 October, 2015Sydney, 13 October 2015 – The government knows it is on shaky ground over attempts to weaken Australia’s environmental protection law and should just abandon the effort completely, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The Senate inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Amendment Bill 2015 was due to report…