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NAIF inquiry must hold secretive ‘slush fund’ to account
Press release – 13 June, 2017June 14, 2017: The inquiry into the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) should recommend the removal of conflicted members from the facility’s board and ensure billions of dollars of taxpayer’s money is not gifted at the whim of a “slush fund” but is instead spent to benefit the community.The Senate…
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How Australia’s coal exports industry threatens climate crisis
Australia’s coal is powering a global surge in an especially polluting type of steel production, and exporting a massive amount of greenhouse gases — 88% as much as it produces domestically. Australia’s coal is powering a global surge in an especially polluting type of steel production, and exporting a massive amount of greenhouse gases —…
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I lost my ability to walk, but never lost my love for the ocean
As an aerial photographer & videographer, Jaimen Hudson’s images will transport your body and mind to places you‘ve never been — azure blue oceans and clear skies along jagged coastlines; sunsets that shine colours bright like a candy store; graceful marine life and people tiny like ants lapping up waves in the deep, cool sea…
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Statoil’s plans to drill in the Bight represent catastrophic risk and should be rejected
Press release – 8 June, 2017Plans announced today by Norwegian oil company, Statoil, to conduct exploratory drilling in the Great Australian Bight will face intense opposition from the Australian community because of the extreme risk deepwater drilling represents to a uniquely valuable marine wilderness. Statoil’s appalling safety record alone is enough reason for the National…
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REPORT: Steeling the Future
This report highlights the role that Australia’s metallurgical coal exports have played in the increasing global use of blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace-based steel production, the most greenhouse gas emission intensive process to produce steel
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JOINT RELEASE: Call to cease plastic bag plague – new poll
Press release – 7 June, 2017With over one billion plastic bags littered in the last 10 years, it’s time for a ban, key environment groups said today, as Australia’s environment ministers prepare to meet on the issue.They also released a new poll showing 65% of residents in NSW, VIC and WA supported a ban; with…
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Trump just proved that action on climate change is unstoppable
People all across the globe are resisting US President Trump’s attempts to derail action on climate change. Trump’s move to pull the US out of the historic Paris Agreement has been overwhelmingly condemned by government and business leaders the world over. People all across the globe are resisting US President Trump’s attempts to derail action on climate change.…
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‘My daughter isn’t born yet, but I worry about the world I’m bringing her into.’
Nicola Bowskill was one of dozens of local community members who took their dirty laundry to the Newcastle coal port in an effort to let Commonwealth Bank know about the devastating consequences of their lending to fossil fuel companies. Nicola Bowskill was one of dozens of local community members who took their dirty laundry to the…