Adani’s Carmichael project flailing
August 3, 2015: Media reports that Indian company Adani has stood down the majority of its workers in Queensland is yet another clear sign the Carmichael coal mine project is going nowhere, Greenpeace...
View ArticleGreg Hunt, do the right thing and ditch Carmichael
Sydney, 5 August, 2015 - Environment Minister Greg Hunt should seize a landmark opportunity to permanently ditch plans for the Carmichael mine in Queensland after the Federal Court overturned the...
View ArticleCarmichael, the ‘unbankable mine’ loses its only Australian bank
Sydney, August 5, 2015 – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s decision to walk away from the proposed Carmichael mega coal mine in Queensland is the right choice, environmentally and financially,...
View ArticleNorway’s divestment from coal another warning for Galilee coal
Sydney, May 28, 2015 - In response to groundbreaking news that the finance committee of the Norwegian Parliament will vote to divest the Norwegian Government Pension Fund from coal mining and coal...
View ArticleGreenpeace International staff member refused entry to India despite valid...
New Delhi, June 8, 2015: A Greenpeace International member travelling from Sydney was barred from entering India on Saturday evening despite having a valid business visa and all necessary documents. No...
View ArticleGrammy Award-Winner Gotye Supports the Global Campaign to Save the Great...
Sydney, June 12th 2015: Grammy-winning musician Gotye has donated his talent to a stunning new video, launched by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, as part of the global campaign to save the Great Barrier...
View ArticleHollywood Giants Join Forces to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, July 3rd, 2015: Hollywood mega-stars Mark Ruffalo and Ian Somerhalder have thrown their support behind the Greenpeace global campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef.Staunch environmentalist and...
View ArticleRainbow Warrior Marks 30th Anniversary of Bombing with Action to Save the...
July 10th 2015: Greenpeace activists from the flagship Rainbow Warrior today took action against the mass of coal ships in Australian waters, waiting to export climate change worldwide.Activists held...
View ArticleAustralians not fooled by abysmal emissions target
The Abbott government's abysmal post-2020 greenhouse emissions reduction target is a blow to ordinary Australians, and shows how national policy has become tainted by fossil fuel industry interests,...
View ArticleBREAKING - Major international bank ditches giant coal mine threatening Great...
A major UK bank has announced today it is pulling out of one of the world’s most controversial coal developments following an international campaign by Greenpeace and other organisations.UK-based...
View ArticleGovernment to put food industry lobby before consumers on labelling vote?
Sydney, 12 August 2015: As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would require restaurants to tell customers where their seafood comes from, Greenpeace research reveals the lobby groups opposed to...
View ArticleGreenpeace backs Kiribati President’s call for an end to coal
South Tarawa, Kiribati, 13 August 2015 - Kiribati President Anote Tong today called for a global and immediate moratorium on all new coal mines and coal mine expansions, and has called on all State...
View ArticleGreenpeace Statement on the UNESCO draft report into the state of the Great...
Sydney May 30th, 2015: By insisting that the Australian government prepare a report within 18 months, to be reviewed by the Committee in 2017 UNESCO has clearly shown that the Great Barrier Reef is not...
View ArticleBREAKING - Major international bank ditches giant coal mine threatening Great...
A major UK bank has announced today it is pulling out of one of the world’s most controversial coal developments following an international campaign by Greenpeace and other organisations.UK-based...
View ArticleTax dodging fossil fuel industry has too much power over Abbott government
Sydney, 17 August 2015: Greenpeace have today said the Abbott government needs to stop trying to silence environment groups while mining companies are permitted to get away with tax...
View ArticleGreenpeace calls for Inquiry into fossil fuel lobbying and Federal Government
16 June 2015, Greenpeace has today launched a call for an independent Inquiry into the relationship between the fossil fuel industry, its lobbyists and political parties in order to uncover the source...
View ArticleCoal mining industry has more power over Abbott Government than Minister for...
Greenpeace has renewed its call for an inquiry into the relationship between fossil fuel mining companies and the LNP after the approval of the Shenhua coalmine in the Liverpool Plains despite the...
View ArticleConsumers left in the dark over unsustainable food imports
Sydney, 22 July 2015: Consumers have been left in the dark over unsustainable food imports with the release of new country of origin labels that fall far short of government promises to help people...
View ArticleGovernments prove they can’t be trusted with environment
Sydney, 20 August, 2015: For immediate release The Federal and Queensland governments’ decision to push ahead with dredging the sea floor in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for a coal port...
View ArticleGreenpeace calls for Inquiry into fossil fuel lobbying and Federal Government
16 June 2015, Greenpeace has today launched a call for an independent Inquiry into the relationship between the fossil fuel industry, its lobbyists and political parties in order to uncover the source...
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