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Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature
January 25, 2022
Governments are expected to commit to a Paris-style agreement for nature at Cop15 in Kunming, China, later this year, with targets that include protecting at least 30% of the oceans and land by 2030. An...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareDirt Radio podcast: Renewables not gas revolution with Lock the Gate
January 25, 2022
Today on the show Lock the Gate's Freja Leonard joins me via phone to talk about gas, why we need to kick this dirty fossil fuel habit, and how local governments are spearheading the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareClimate Impacts on Strzelecki Koala
January 21, 2022
Friends of the Earth has just published a new report looking at the impacts of climate change on the Strzelecki Koala. The report was written by FoE intern, Anna Slotnick, who spent time with...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareInvasion Day Events 2022
January 20, 2022
January 26 is a day of mourning for First Nations people, also known as Invasion Day, or Survival Day. There are many reasons why January 26 is controversial, painful and traumatic for First Nations...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAll signs point to a permanent levy
January 19, 2022
Reputable research institutions and mainstream media are starting to highlight the negligible contribution to the economy by the offshore oil and gas industry and the expected strain that decommissioning costs could put on the taxpayer....
Read More 1 Reaction ShareDirt Radio podcast - Ending Extactivism: Blockade IMARC
January 18, 2022
Alice, an activist involved with the Blockade IMARC alliance, joins host Phil Evans for a conversation about what extractivism is, how we need to think beyond growth economics, and how to get involved with...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareNuclear News January
January 17, 2022
In January news: Why nuclear power's future looks grimmer than ever, a new EU proposal to categorise nuclear energy and gas as ‘green’ sparks fierce opposition, 3 out of 4 WA Uranium mine licenses...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareLonger fire seasons are putting our national parks at risk
January 11, 2022
In Victoria, after a mild spring with above average rainfalls, it looks like this summer might provide a low key fire season. In it’s early summer Bushfire Outlook, the AFAC (the National Council for...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareBarngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has filed judicial review in the Federal Court of Australia against the nuclear waste dump decision.
January 10, 2022
If successful, the Court will entirely overturn the decision to locate the facility at Napandee by quashing the Minister’s declaration.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareThese are not ‘one-offs’, this is a characteristic of the industry
December 23, 2021
As more and more offshore oil and gas infrastructure is being developed around Australia, it is important to remember the tragic events in the history of this industry that have taken lives, destroyed ecosystems...
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