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Fields of dead or dying coral seen in new Great Barrier Reef footage

Sydney, 24 March 2017 - For the first time, the devastating coral bleaching striking the Great Barrier Reef has been captured with close range UAV footage, released today by Greenpeace Australia...

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Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net slams Australia for selling out its Pacific...

“Australia - you are either with the coal industry, or with the Pacific”, said Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net Matisse Walkden-Brown in response to this week’s lobby trip by Australian Prime Minister,...

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Greenseas comes last in Greenpeace’s 2017 ranking of canned tuna

Greenpeace is calling on Woolworths to drop Greenseas canned tuna from its shelves, following the release of its 2017 Tuna Guide today.The Greenpeace Tuna Guide ranks the major canned tuna brands based...

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Leaked BP report sparks concerns over safety

Sydney and London, 13 December 2016: BP’s withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight this October was an even luckier break than previously thought, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific today after The...

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Back-to-back bleaching events show urgent need for government action on...

Sydney, 10 April 2017 - Our leaders are failing the to address the root cause of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef with a new report showing their inaction has seen two-thirds of the coral hit by...

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Carmichael rail loan an abuse of taxpayer’s money, finds Greenpeace report

Sydney, 21 December: A $1bn government loan to build the Carmichael Rail Project in Queensland is against the public interest and cannot proceed, says a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report released...

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Amazon still lags behind Apple, Google in Greenpeace renewable energy report

Apple, Google, Facebook, and newcomer Switch are taking some of the greatest strides towards 100% renewable energy, while companies such as Netflix, Amazon Web Services, and Samsung are lagging. The...

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Greenpeace: Turnbull’s preposterous coal dogma smashed by record heat

Sydney, 19 January 2016: Responding to the finding that 2016 was the hottest on record, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner, Nikola Casule, said:“Earlier this week, Prime Minister Turnbull claimed...

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Fields of dead or dying coral seen in new Great Barrier Reef footage

Sydney, 24 March 2017 - For the first time, the devastating coral bleaching striking the Great Barrier Reef has been captured with close range UAV footage, released today by Greenpeace Australia...

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Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net slams Australia for selling out its Pacific...

“Australia - you are either with the coal industry, or with the Pacific”, said Greenpeace’s Head of Pacific Net Matisse Walkden-Brown in response to this week’s lobby trip by Australian Prime Minister,...

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Turnbull must hold Trump to account on Paris Agreement

Sydney, 3 May 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to hold US President Donald Trump to account on the Paris climate agreement when the two leaders meet in...

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CommBank’s secret relationship with Adani Carmichael mine revealed

Sydney, 3 May 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the Commonwealth Bank to immediately sever all ties with the Carmichael megamine and rule out involvement in new coal mine projects,...

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Government can't afford to turn blind eye to climate change

Tuesday May 9, 2017: The Turnbull government has continued to ignore climate change and the need to fund renewable energy at a time when the country is demanding leadership on the most serious threat...

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Oil spill inaction shows Government’s soft treatment of big polluters

Wednesday May 10: The Government’s refusal to hold big polluting oil companies to account for their negligence in Bass Strait is a demonstration of why we need to keep them out of the Great Australian...

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Greenpeace suspends 70 square metre banner calling on Commonwealth Bank to...

Sydney, May 5, 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have suspended a seventy square meter banner to send a message to the Commonwealth Bank that they must withdraw their financial support of...

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Carmichael mine no ‘day-to-day’ transaction for Commonwealth Bank

Monday May 8, 2017: Attempts by the Commonwealth Bank to write off their facilitation of Adani's Carmichael mega-mine as simply a “day-to-day” transaction are a cop out, Greenpeace Australia Pacific...

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Greenseas comes last in Greenpeace’s 2017 ranking of canned tuna

Greenpeace is calling on Woolworths to drop Greenseas canned tuna from its shelves, following the release of its 2017 Tuna Guide today.The Greenpeace Tuna Guide ranks the major canned tuna brands based...

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Senate committee report proves we cannot trust the government to protect the...

Friday May 12: Australian politicians are putting oil company profits before the environment and community and cannot be trusted to safeguard the Great Australian Bight, Greenpeace Australia Pacific...

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Back-to-back bleaching events show urgent need for government action on...

Sydney, 10 April 2017 - Our leaders are failing the to address the root cause of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef with a new report showing their inaction has seen two-thirds of the coral hit by...

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Conflict of interest: Australia stoops to new low at UN climate talks

Friday May 12, 2017: Australia’s support for fossil fuel companies’ participation in UN discussions on climate is a new low, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, citing a clear conflict...

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