Turnbull to raise whaling with Japan after growing public pressure
Sydney, December 16 2015 – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement today that he will raise whaling with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe needs to be more than just diplomatic...
View ArticleCut it out Lynham: Don’t dredge the Great Barrier Reef for Abbot Point
Brisbane, 17 December 2015 - Days before a Federal Government decision on dredging in the Great Barrier Reef area, Greenpeace has called on Queensland mines minister, Anthony Lynham, to cut up any...
View ArticleDredging Great Barrier Reef for Abbot Point would be illogical, irresponsible
Brisbane, 22 December 2015: The Queensland government must stick to its election promise and hold off on dredging to expand the Abbot Point coal terminal, even in the face of federal approval for the...
View ArticleAustralian climate policy courage needed
Sydney, 13 December 2015 - Commenting on Australia's negotiating position at Paris after the release of the final draft from the UN climate talks, David Ritter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Chief...
View ArticlePacific nations urged to consider tuna conservation after US fishing treaty...
Sydney, 21 January 2016 - The United States withdrawal from a key decades-old tuna fishing treaty with Pacific nations could benefit tuna conservation efforts, but its fishing rights must be carefully...
View ArticleHazardous chemicals found in many outdoor clothing brands
Munich, 25 January 2016 – Hazardous and persistent chemicals, dangerous to human health and the environment, have been found in the products of leading outdoor brands. Brands such as The North Face,...
View ArticleCarmichael environmental authority - a sell out by Qld
Brisbane, 2 February 2016 - The Queensland Government has sold out the Great Barrier Reef and the Australian public by granting an environmental authority for the Carmichael mega coal mine, Greenpeace...
View ArticleCSIRO job cuts a blow to Australia’s future
Sydney, 4 February 2016 - Reacting to news of forced large-scale job cuts at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Climate and Energy...
View ArticleStripped-down activists find little to wear at The North Face Store protests...
Sydney and Melbourne, 4 February 2016 – Stripped-down Greenpeace activists today targeted three flagship stores of outdoor clothing company The North Face in Sydney and Melbourne over the company’s use...
View ArticleAustralian climate policy courage needed
Sydney, 13 December 2015 - Commenting on Australia's negotiating position at Paris after the release of the final draft from the UN climate talks, David Ritter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Chief...
View ArticleCoca-Cola lobbying risks Baird’s promised recycling system: video
Sydney, 16 February 2016 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific has warned that NSW Premier Mike Baird’s promised ‘world’s best practice’ container recycling system is at risk over opposition from Coca-Cola...
View ArticleAnglo American's dismal earnings results signal an industry in structural...
Sydney, 16 February 2016 - Responding to Anglo American’s full-year earnings report and the company’s credit status downgrade by ratings agency Moody’s, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s climate and...
View ArticleAustralian climate policy courage needed
Sydney, 13 December 2015 - Commenting on Australia's negotiating position at Paris after the release of the final draft from the UN climate talks, David Ritter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Chief...
View ArticleStripped-down activists find little to wear at The North Face Store protests...
Sydney and Melbourne, 4 February 2016 – Stripped-down Greenpeace activists today targeted three flagship stores of outdoor clothing company The North Face in Sydney and Melbourne over the company’s use...
View ArticleSliding Chinese coal consumption hastens Australian coal industry’s decline
Sydney, 1 March 2016 – New figures showing a further fall in Chinese coal consumption indicate the market for Australian coal is continuing to decline, and that more expansion of coal mining in...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef bleaching warning - time to quit coal, Queensland
Brisbane, 1 March 2016 - Today’s announcement issued by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority that the reef is suffering a level 1 bleaching event is a clear signal that Queensland must move...
View ArticleOutlook worsens for Great Barrier Reef as Queensland continues on coal path
Brisbane, 14 March 2016 - Damage to the Great Barrier Reef from the current coral bleaching tragedy will only worsen if the federal and Queensland governments continue to prop up the coal industry in...
View ArticleGreenpeace respond to Bill Shorten's speech to the National Press Club
Sydney, 15 March 2016 - Responding to Labor leader Bill Shorten’s National Press Club address, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Climate and Energy campaigner, Nikola Casule said:“It is encouraging to see...
View ArticleStripped-down activists find little to wear at The North Face Store protests...
Sydney and Melbourne, 4 February 2016 – Stripped-down Greenpeace activists today targeted three flagship stores of outdoor clothing company The North Face in Sydney and Melbourne over the company’s use...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef bleaching a red alert to stop Carmichael
Monday, March 21, 2016 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on the Australian and Queensland governments to immediately review all approvals for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee basin...
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