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Close Major Deforestation Loopholes in the EPBC Act
To the Prime Minister, Federal Environment Minister, and Members of the Albanese Government. As researchers who study, document and work to recover Australia’s plants and animals, insects and ecosystems, we are keenly aware of the value of nature to Australians and the world. Please support closing major deforestation loopholes in the EPBC Act as an…
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‘A global win but a domestic disappointment’: Australia misses crucial milestone for Global Ocean Treaty at UNGA
CANBERRA/NEW YORK, Saturday 20 September 2025 – The Albanese government “hasn’t missed the boat but had better start swimming” after it failed to meet a crucial milestone in the landmark…
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Albanese Government’s climate credibility is hanging by a thread
This new target is far short of what’s required to keep communities in Australia and the Pacific safe. It is an affront to vulnerable communities.
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Weak climate target prioritises fossil fuel profits over safety of our communities
SYDNEY, Thursday 18 September 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s new 2035 climate target as weak, dangerous and drastically short of what’s needed to meet the…
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Albanese government’s climate credibility on thin ice following Woodside approval: Greenpeace
SYDNEY/PERTH, Friday, 12 September 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Albanese government’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension as a betrayal of Australian and Pacific communities facing…
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‘Choose action’: Pacific civil society calls on Albanese to deliver strong climate plan and reject North West Shelf extension
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, Thursday 11 September 2025 — At the Pacific Islands Forum, Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) have called for climate accountability from…
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Greenpeace slams the Business Council of Australia for ‘dangerous’ report based on ‘junkyard modelling’
SYDNEY, Friday 5 September 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Business Council of Australia’s latest report and modelling as dangerous, delusional and completely unaligned with the latest science.
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Greenpeace opposes any moves to fast-track developments without stronger and upfront nature protections
SYDNEY, Tuesday 12 August 2025 — in response to the Productivity Commission's proposed reforms to the EPBC Act to accelerate renewable energy projects, David Ritter, CEO at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:
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Love in Canberra
When I mentioned to a couple of colleagues that I was planning to write my next letter to you about a recent campaign trip to Canberra, they were hesitant; I…
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New Qld deforestation data ‘big red flag’ for EPBC Act
BRISBANE, Thursday 07 August 2025 — New figures from the Queensland Government show deforestation in Queensland is the worst in the nation and worsening under the current national environment law,…