August 31, 2003

DPRK, US, Must Keep Talking Say Peace Groups

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (CICD)

The Australian Peace Committee, CICD, and Friends of the Earth Australia, today urged the Australian Government to press the US and the DPRK to keep talking. At the recent talks in Beijing, the US has refused to offer the DPRK security guarantees until it verifiably eliminates its nuclear weapons program. The DPRK has threatened to test a nuclear weapon.

August 26, 2003

GM crops in Spain don't deliver promises, but harm farmers and environment

A new study published today by Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace demonstrates that the growing of GM crops in Spain is causing contamination of organic crops, producing low yields and its benefits are grossly overstated. The report is also highly critical of the Spanish Government for failing to properly control or monitor the situation. [ 1 ]

August 21, 2003

National environment groups have welcomed the growing trade union opposition to Federal Government plans to build a radioactive waste dump in South Australia.

August 15, 2003

Dozers rolling at Jabiluka
Rehabilitation work commences at Kakadu mine-site

Australian Conservation Foundation
Environment Centre of the Northern Territory
Friends of the Earth Australia

Environment groups have welcomed the start of rehabilitation work this week at the Jabiluka uranium mine-site. A report on last night's ABC 7-30 Report confirmed that mining company Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) began putting uranium back down the mine on Tuesday.

August 6, 2003

Landowners from mining affected regions in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have declared their fierce opposition against public funding for new mining projects. They stated that their clans are committed to defend their customary rights.

July 7, 2003

US Policies Worsening North Korean Nuke Crisis Say Peace Groups: Aust Should Take Lead In Restoring Sanity

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Ozpeace
Rally For Peace (Brisbane)
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (CICD)

Australian Peace groups Friends of the Earth, the Australian Peace Committee, Ozpeace and CICD have accused the Australian government of following along with US policies that are steadily worsening the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis, creating a real risk of either a conventional conflict or possibly a nuclear exchange.

June 17, 2003

WMD Inquiry Must Not Be A Whitewash

Friends Of The Earth Australia
Australian Peace Committee
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (CICD)
Ozpeace

Australian peace groups have welcomed a decision by the Labor Party to support an inquiry into weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but pointed to problems with the proposed inquiry.

June 16, 2003

Environment group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has today urged communities in NSW to make sure their voice is clearly heard over Federal Government plans to transport and dump nuclear waste.

June 12, 2003

WTO Director's Invitation Declined and 'Business Advisory Body' Blasted

Friends of the Earth International

June 12, 2003, Geneva / El Salvador -- An invitation by World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi was declined by Ricardo Navarro, Salvadorean Chair of Friends of the Earth International, in a letter sent today.

June 6, 2003

There are increasing calls to assist the 2,000 Cateret Islanders that are stranded without food on small atolls off Bougainville. For the past five months the Islanders have been reliant upon the fish that they catch as crops and gardens have been destroyed by high tides. Schools have closed indefinitely and children are reported to be suffering ill-health because of lack of food.