All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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‘Ban on bans’ backfires with NSW now the last state to act on plastic bags
Press release – 17 October, 2017October 17, 2017: Victoria’s move to ban single-use bags has left a dangerously out of touch NSW the last state to move on the most prevalent form of plastic pollution.Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, today announced the ban saying he would look to move “as quickly as we can” on the…
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We have one year to create the largest ever protected area on Earth
In the words of David Attenborough, “Our planet is a blue planet”. With over 70% of our world covered by water, our oceans can be seen from across the solar system. It wasn’t long ago that the oceans were still believed to be too vast for human activity to be able to cause them significant,…
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Coal delivery dumped at CommBank’s Sydney head office
Press release – 15 October, 2017Monday 16th Oct, 2017: A group of people, including a number from coal-affected communities have today delivered a load of coal to the front of the Commonwealth Bank’s Harbour Street office in Sydney in order to highlight the consequences of their fossil fuel lending policies.A group of people, including a…
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Pacific Islanders crowdfunding to call out hypocrisy at UN climate meeting in Germany
Press release – 12 October, 2017Pacific Islanders crowdfunding to call out hypocrisy at UN climate meeting in GermanyOctober 13, 2017 – Two Pacific Island Representatives are calling on the public to join them as they head to a key UN climate meeting in Germany where they will demand that countries cut their sweet-talk and honour…
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Huge win for Southern Australia as one of the world’s biggest polluters abandons Bight oil drilling plans
Press release – 12 October, 2017October 13, 2017: Greenpeace says the time has come for Norwegian oil company Statoil to “Gå hjem” (go home) too as Chevron follow BP in abandoning plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight, leaving Statoil as the last desperate oil major persisting with risky deepwater oil exploration.Statoil’s plans would…
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Historic treaty banning nuclear weapons opens for signature: Australia where are you?
When the first British nuclear test explosion in South Australia on 15 October, 1953 shook the ground, an oily radioactive black mist spread fear and acute radiation sickness among the people living at Wallatinna, Yami Lester was just a young boy.
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13 quotes by women that will inspire you to save the world
We’re taking time out to celebrate and applaud the tireless work of women to overcome injustice and work towards a green and peaceful future. We’re taking time out to celebrate and applaud the tireless work of women to overcome injustice and work towards a green and peaceful future. Take a look through the wise words…
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The Trump effect: How far back has he pushed us?
The election of Donald Trump to the U.S. Presidency in November 2016 threw a lot of people into a tailspin, and the actions out of the White House since he took office in January have been cause for concern on a number of fronts. On the 100th Day of the Trump Administration, we are in…