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On 14-15 February, Australia held its first National Climate Emergency Summit. The summit's declaration was to call for a new approach to climate action in Australia, one which properly addresses the scale and seriousness...

Our voices must not be silent in the face of the decision by Dan Andrews to scrap the onshore gas ban that puts our climate and our futures at risk. The restrictions on public...

Friends of the Earth expressed its shock at the announcement by the Andrews government that it will scrap the moratorium protecting Victorian farmland from risky onshore gas drilling. The premier announced that the moratorium...

Friends of the Earth podcast history series made in collaboration with 3CR 855 AM community radio show Acting Up! Monday 2:00pm-2.30pm.  Ratbags, peaceniks and agents of change, resistance radio that explores the movements that...

The first river flows in 3 years are making their way down the Darling Barka, but its a bittersweet sight for communities excited to see the first flows but outraged to see them disappear...

Last Sunday, Act on Climate headed down to the Sydney Road Street Party to set up a stall and talk to punters about Victorian climate action. It was a fun and sunny day at...

There's only weeks left before the Andrews government makes its final decision on Victoria's first Emissions Reduction Targets.With the Morrison government refusing to tackle the climate crisis, we need Victoria to show greater leadership....

It's crunch time for our long-standing campaign for science-based Emissions Reduction Targets in Victoria.The Andrews government's decision is just weeks away and time is running out to make the case for keeping global warming...

On Wednesday 26 February, Friends of the Earth had the opportunity to present to the Victorian Parliament's inquiry into community action on climate change. Here's Act on Climate coordinator Leigh Ewbank's statement to the...

Yesterday the Victorian Liberal Nationals opposition announced a new plan to ‘Unlock Victoria’s Natural Gas Potential’ in a policy which would scrap the current moratorium on onshore conventional gas drilling in the state.  Despite...