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Not Lovin’ It: Greenpeace koalas scale iconic McDonald’s store, demanding fast food giant takes deforestation off the menu
MELBOURNE, Thursday 13 June 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists dressed as koalas have climbed an iconic McDonald’s store in Melbourne during rush hour traffic today, kicking off a campaign…
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A deep dive into ScoMo, AUKUS and Deep Sea Mining
Remember Scott Morrison, Australia’s former Prime Minister? (We know, we’re trying our best to forget him too.) Well, brace yourselves because he’s back in the spotlight, and this time it’s…
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ScoMo, AUKUS and the race to mine the seabed: Explosive investigation links global arms trade to deep sea mining
SYDNEY, Thursday 30 May 2024 — An explosive new investigation by the Nine Papers, published on today’s front page, reveals that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the international weapons industry are behind a global push to establish deep sea mining — a cowboy new industry which poses severe and irreversible harm to the ocean.
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‘Deeply flawed system’: Reforms to Australia’s broken nature law must be completed this term
SYDNEY, Wednesday 29 May 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has expressed alarm at the lack of clear timelines for the Federal Government to deliver on its promise to reform Australia’s broken national nature law this term.
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‘Enough of the bull’: Greenpeace report slams Australia’s biggest beef buyers for fuelling forest destruction
SYDNEY, Monday 13 May 2024 — A new Greenpeace report has slammed Australia’s biggest beef buyers, including McDonald’s, Coles and Woolworths, for failing to adequately address deforestation in their supply chains.
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It’s time to fight deforestation.
Everything you need to know about our new forests campaign
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Life in plastic, not fantastic: Australian govt must champion strong plastics treaty
SYDNEY, TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2024 - As negotiators from 176 nations meet this week to develop an international treaty on plastic pollution, Greenpeace is urging the Australian government to back a Global Plastics Treaty with strong plastic reduction targets that will put an end to single-use plastics in Australia.
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Greenpeace Welcomes Crucial Steps Towards Clean Energy Transition In WA
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today welcomed news from Minister Bowen that consultation will soon be underway for a proposed Bunbury offshore wind zone - an investment that will unlock thousands of renewable energy jobs and cleaner, cheaper energy for West Australians.“Western Australia is one of the windiest places in the world, and with our skilled…
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Greenpeace Activists Scale 140-Metre Crane To Say “STOP WOODSIDE”
Greenpeace activists have today scaled a 140-metre crane next door to Woodside's headquarters, dropping a 25-metre banner reading "STOP WOODSIDE", calling out the fossil fuel giant as Australia's greatest climate threat. If completed, the Burrup Hub would produce gas until 2070 - a full 20 years after Australia is meant to reach net zero emissions -…
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Woodside’s Dangerous Seismic Blasting Granted Shock Approval
Fossil fuel company Woodside Energy’s controversial plan to conduct seismic blasting in endangered whale habitat has been approved by the offshore regulator NOPSEMA, just two months after a Federal Court threw out its previous approval. On September 28th 2023, Federal Court Justice Craig Colvin ruled Woodside’s environmental plan for the Scarborough part of the company’s Burrup…