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Image: Wurdee Boluc aquaduct, vulnerable to pollution from 2 4D and other agricultural chemicals There is little monitoring of agrochemicals in surface waters in Victoria. Water authorities have the best set of information in...

John Brumby and Kevin Rudd say that climate change is the biggest challenge humanity faces and their top priority, but their actions tell a different story. We are calling for Victorians to join the...

Hear what the world's leading climate scientists are discovering about the speed of climate change, the potential impacts on our way of life, and what we need to do to safeguard our future. Sir...

The Radioactive Exposure Tour is on again. Join Friends of the Earth for a journey to remote northern South Australia where we will visit the Olympic Dam uranium mine at Roxby Downs, the Beverley...

With $150 million of state and federal government grants this new coal fire power station has benefited from a large injection of taxpayer money to continue Victoriaís reliance on coal based electricity. The proposed...

The case for a sustainability emergency published by FoE, finds that serious climate-change impacts are already happening, more quickly and at lower global temperature rises than previously projected. Download this must-read report to learn...

Strawberry crops near Woori Yallock. The person who took this photograph ended up in hospital due to pesticide exposure. For more information click here Woori Yallock.

Please take the time (less than a minute) to send a letter to Peter Garrett and help stop the proposed dredging of Port Phillip Bay - just click here to use our simple form...

Friends of the Earth today raised concerns about the possibility of gold mining occurring within water supplies that supply Melbournians with drinking water. For background on this issue also see: www.baddevelopers.green.net.au

Members of the Palm Oil Action Group are ; Friends of the Earth Australia www.foe.org.au Rainforest Information Centre www.rainforestinfo.org.au Borneo Orangutan Society www.orangutans.com.au Australian Orangutan Project www.orangutan.org.au Check out our new website at: http://www.palmoilaction.org.au/...