Friends of the Earth is concerned that the Government’s moves to delete the definitions of gene technology, GMO (genetically modified organism) and GM product from the Food Standards Act are an attempt to deregulate risky new genetic engineering techniques by stealth. Furthermore, it appears that the Government has not discussed these proposed changes with either the state governments or the New Zealand Government. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2015 is scheduled for debate in the House today and Senate tomorrow.

Friends of the Earth International 5 October 2015
ATLANTA, USA, October 5, 2015 – Today trade ministers from 12 countries negotiating the giant 'Trans Pacific Partnership' reached an agreement on a trade deal which sets the economic rules for 40 percent of the world economy.

Friends of the Earth warned that the 'Trans Pacific Partnership', or TPP, will threaten people and planet, if ratified.

Several UN Sustainable Development Goals are irreconcilable with Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal¹

Planetary emergency - a global problem needs a co-ordinated solution.

The Australian government has recently released a booklet designed for use in schools called the Radicalisation Awareness Kit.

Friends of the Earth has renewed its calls for a recall of food products containing nanomaterials following the release of a new studyⁱ which found that titanium dioxide (TiO₂) in food is absorbed into the human bloodstream.

Thursday, 17th September 2015

Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) enable environmental conservation of Australia’s most vital ecosystems; they facilitate the prosperity of Indigenous communities as well as generating a range of cultural and social benefits.

Our national magazine, Chain Reaction, is just back from the printers. It will be mailed to members shortly, but in the meantime you can read it here as individual articles or a pdf.

Media Release 27 August 2015

As Tim Flannery launches his new book Atmosphere of Hopeat Melbourne University tonight, Friends of the Earth have warned that geoengineering technologies aren’t a solution to climate change and risk diverting attention from proven solutions.Geoengineering is the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the Earth’s natural systems.