Australian Colin Russell reunited with family in St Petersburg
In the early hours of this morning, Australian Colin Russell was the last of the Arctic 30 to be released on bail from detention in St Petersburg."Colin's physical release from detention is a happy...
View ArticleGreenpeace urges Cairns tuna summit to end overfishing and control fleets
Suva/Sydney, 1 December 2013 - Greenpeace activists today deployed a floating banner at a harbour in the Pacific, reading: “Fewer boats more fish WCPFC Act Now!” This message is directed at the members...
View ArticleEyes of Arctic 30 turn to Russian parliament on eve of amnesty vote
Sydney/ Amsterdam, 18 December 2013. A crucial vote in the Duma (Russian parliament) today could see the end of legal proceedings against the Arctic 30, which includes Tasmanian Colin Russell and...
View ArticleProtestors take ANZ’s AGM by storm, highlighting fossil fuel investment risks
BRISBANE, 18 DECEMBER: Shareholders and bank executives will be left in no doubt about the bank’s position as number one financer of coal mines in Australia and its position as the world’s 19th largest...
View ArticleRussian parliament votes for amnesty for Arctic 30
Sydney/Amsterdam, 18 December 2013 - The Greenpeace activists who spent two months in jail after a peaceful protest in the Arctic, including Australian Colin Russell and permanent residents Alex Harris...
View ArticleRussian parliament adopts amnesty for Arctic 30 - official
Sydney/Amsterdam, 19 December 2013. The Russian parliament yesterday formally adopted an amnesty that will end legal proceedings against the Arctic 30, which includes Australian Colin Russell and...
View ArticleGiving Greg Hunt the big picture
What: Greenpeace and local Flinders residents will today deliver a stunning framed photo of the Great Barrier Reef to Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, to serve as a permanent and timely reminder...
View ArticleGreg Hunt takes enormous dump on the Great Barrier Reef
Gladstone, 11 December 2013: Greg Hunt has failed in his first test as Environment Minister with a trifecta of approvals with enormous impacts on the Great Barrier Reef:Abbot Point coal port T0...
View ArticleGreenpeace’s Esperanza docks at Townsville with hope of urgent meeting with...
Monday, 16 December 2013 - Townsville: Greenpeace will request an urgent meeting with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to ask that it refuse to issue a permit to dispose of dredge...
View ArticleEvent Alert: Greenpeace ship launches reef fact-finding tour with open days...
05 December 2013, Brisbane - Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, a converted ex-Russian fire fighting ship will be docked in Brisbane this weekend as it prepares for a fact-finding tour along the Great Barrier...
View ArticleGreg Hunt takes enormous dump on the Great Barrier Reef
Gladstone, 11 December 2013: Greg Hunt has failed in his first test as Environment Minister with a trifecta of approvals with enormous impacts on the Great Barrier Reef:Abbot Point coal port T0...
View ArticleGreenpeace’s Esperanza docks at Townsville with hope of urgent meeting with...
Monday, 16 December 2013 - Townsville: Greenpeace will request an urgent meeting with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to ask that it refuse to issue a permit to dispose of dredge...
View ArticleFirst case dropped against Arctic 30 activist, exit visa sought
Sydney, St Petersburg, 25 December 2013 – UK national Anthony Perrett yesterday became the first Arctic 30 activist to have the criminal case against him dropped. He has now requested an exit visa from...
View ArticleGreenpeace International welcomes Tribunal ruling ordering Russia to release...
Hamburg, 23 November 2013 – The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea today ordered the Russian Federation in a binding ruling to release the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise and the 28 activists...
View ArticleAustralian Colin Russell reunited with family in St Petersburg
In the early hours of this morning, Australian Colin Russell was the last of the Arctic 30 to be released on bail from detention in St Petersburg."Colin's physical release from detention is a happy...
View ArticleGreenpeace urges Cairns tuna summit to end overfishing and control fleets
Suva/Sydney, 1 December 2013 - Greenpeace activists today deployed a floating banner at a harbour in the Pacific, reading: “Fewer boats more fish WCPFC Act Now!” This message is directed at the members...
View ArticleGreg Hunt takes enormous dump on the Great Barrier Reef
Gladstone, 11 December 2013: Greg Hunt has failed in his first test as Environment Minister with a trifecta of approvals with enormous impacts on the Great Barrier Reef:Abbot Point coal port T0...
View ArticleGreenpeace’s Esperanza docks at Townsville with hope of urgent meeting with...
Monday, 16 December 2013 - Townsville: Greenpeace will request an urgent meeting with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) to ask that it refuse to issue a permit to dispose of dredge...
View ArticleFirst of the Arctic 30 leaves Russia
Sydney, 27 December 2013 - The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. Swedish activist Dima Litvinov was the first to head for the border, departing Russia by train late yesterday afternoon and arriving in...
View Article100 days after they were seized, Arctic 30 are leaving Russia
St Petersburg/Sydney, 27 December 2013 – The Arctic 30 are going home.A plane carrying five Britons and a Canadian took off shortly after 11:30 am local time from St Petersburg airport, heading for...
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