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Kimberley Faces Unlivable Future as WA Experiences a Summer of Heatwaves
Western Australia is sweating through another unusually hot summer this year1 with parts of the state almost reaching a blistering 50°C.2 The upward trending heat in the state is not just unusual—it is predicted to become life-threatening, pushing communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure to the brink.
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Australia’s Oceans Just Hit Their Hottest Year on Record—Here’s Why That Matters
Australia’s oceans are heating at an alarming rate. In 2024, sea surface temperatures reached record highs, marking the hottest year on record for our surrounding waters.
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North Queensland’s Devastating Floods: A Stark Reminder to Make Polluters Pay
Right now, North Queensland is experiencing catastrophic flooding, marking the second “once-in-a-century” flood in just six years. Towns like Ingham and areas surrounding Townsville are inundated, leading to mass evacuations,…
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Albanese Government Stalls On Its Big Nature Promise
The Albanese government has just caved in to pressure from mining executives in a bitterly disappointing move where our wildlife, natural environment and communities stand to lose most.
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Labor governments quash nature protection at behest of miners
SYDNEY, Monday 3 February — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the Albanese government and WA Cook government for quashing promised national nature law reforms this term, a move it says…
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“Stunning dedication”: first ocean sanctuary in Marshall Islands announced
FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2025 — The Republic of the Marshall Islands has announced its first marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean, a “stunning dedication to ocean protection for Pacific…
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Their Profits, Our Loss: International oil and gas companies’ 2024 profits
SYDNEY, Tuesday 28 January 2025 — Interested media are advised of the annual results announcements by some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies for 2024, which was confirmed…
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An Ode to Oceania; Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Campaigning Vessel
Oceania welcomes us all, a bump on the head, a stub on the toe, you’re on a ship now!
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Evacuation of Rongelap, Marshall Islands
In 1985 the Rongelap people turned to Greenpeace for help. They asked that Greenpeace send a vessel to evacuate them from their home and move them to nearby Mejatto Island. Greenpeace sent the Rainbow Warrior to Rongelap at the request of its people and in May 1985 moved them to Mejatto Island.
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Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
In 1985, French secret service agents were sent to plant two bombs on our flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, ahead of its journey leading a peaceful anti-nuclear protest.
