Submitted by Cam Walker on Fri, 08/01/2016 - 09:04
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secret trade agreement that will adversely affect the environment, worker’s rights, cost of medicines, internet freedoms, food safety, intellectual property rights and indigenous rights.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Wed, 23/12/2015 - 12:23
The GM–Free Australia Alliance has joined FoE Australia as an affiliate member. Welcome aboard! For a full list of our affiliates, please check here.
The GM–Free Australia Alliance Inc is an independent not-for-profit alliance of groups and individuals sharing common concerns about the threat of Genetic Manipulation (GM) of food and crops in Australia.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Fri, 18/12/2015 - 15:41
As another big year comes to a close, here are some highlights from our year.
Hope you have a great summer, get out amongst nature with friends and family, and recharge. See you in 2016!
JANUARY
Submitted by Cam Walker on Thu, 17/12/2015 - 11:47
Royal Commission vs Community Permission
MEDIA RELEASE, 17 December 2015
Submitted by Cam Walker on Thu, 17/12/2015 - 08:35
A new Friends of the Earth report reveals that our regulators are planning to allow foods derived from a range of new genetic modification (GM) techniques untested and unlabelled onto our supermarket shelves and that they have misled the Senate on the issue.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 14/12/2015 - 09:12
Paris climate negotiations. What was it like? What's next?
Ursula Rakova, the director of Tulele Peisa, responsible for relocating Carteret Island families forced to move to Bougainville because of climate change, has gained international recognition for her work.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Wed, 09/12/2015 - 06:58
MEDIA ADVISORY
December 8, 2015
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 07/12/2015 - 09:17
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 23/11/2015 - 21:16
The personal fortunes of the 782 wealthiest people on the planet, many CEOs of major corporations, could power Africa, Latin America and most of Asia with 100% renewable energy by 2030, said Friends of the Earth International in a new report released today. [1]
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 23/11/2015 - 10:25
Monday, 23rd November
Academics from across Australia and New Zealand are descending on Brisbane for the next two days to discuss how to challenge the increasing corporatisation of universities, which is drastically reducing the quality of research and academic life. Challenging the Privatised University is being co-hosted by Friends of the Earth, the Ngara Institute, the NTEU, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the National Alliance for Public Universities and aims to support the revitalisation of the public and intellectual importance of Universities.
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