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Check here for details on the Victorian government's Inquiry into Unconventional gas. Public hearings are now underway, and we have three more weeks to influence the Inquiry as the interim report is due out...

Friends of the Earth media release. May 27, 2015 In an extraordinary move, The Nationals have voted against a Greens Amendment to the Onshore Unconventional Gas Inquiry .  When the Terms of Reference (TOR)...

A new Friends of the Earth analysis finds wind farms within 100 kilometres of the nation’s Parliament have delivered hundreds of jobs and millions worth of investment for communities, all while cutting pollution.

A deal to reduce the Renewable Energy Target 20% appears to have been struck by the Federal government and opposition, with cross-bench Senators.  

A new Friends of the Earth analysis finds wind energy has created jobs and delivered investment for North Queensland communities, while making a strong contribution to cutting Australia’s carbon emissions.

Information session Bright aerial spraying. This forum will be an opportunity for residents to hear about the impacts of aerial spraying of the herbicides Clopyralid, Glyphosate and Metsulfuron Methyl in the plantations around Bright...

Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrew government's commitment to reinstating a Victorian Renewable Energy Target.  The organisation, representing thousands of Victorians, join the call for Prime Minister Abbott to remove roadblocks to state leadership on...

MEDIA RELEASE: Andrews govt commitment to Vic Renewable Energy Target welcome: Time for Abbott govt to remove roadblocks 

At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. Just five years later, community members from regional Victoria are saying enough is enough.

May 12, 2015 Renewable energy plan needed to create new jobs. Alcoa Australia have announced closure of the Anglesea coal mine and power plant on Aug 31 in response to a strong community campaign...