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We brought the Great Barrier Reef to Canberra
We did it! We delivered our petition with 32,000 names to the new Environment Minister in a spectacular way at Parliament House. We did it! We delivered our petition with 32,000 names to the new Environment Minister in a spectacular way at Parliament House. Our message for the minister, and the new government, was clear:…
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A glimpse into coal’s future
When Tony Abbott said coal was good for humanity, I’m sure he didn’t expect to be attending its funeral in a few years time. But he will. And that is because coal is dying. And plummeting through the floor at rapid rates causing prices to drop and coal mines to close. Our generation is becoming…
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Public thirst for Cash for Containers leads governments into voter danger
Press release – 29 April, 2014The Boomerang Alliance, a coalition of 28 environment groups, says the continued lack of action at a national or state level on cash for containers after a meeting of Environment Ministers on Tuesday, is setting the scene for a ‘Fail’ come election time in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.The Boomerang Alliance,…
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New poll: Australians overwhelmingly back 10 cent refunds on bottles and cans
Press release – 20 June, 2013Friday 21 June, 2013: A new poll has revealed that 84% of people living in NSW, Victoria and Queensland support the introduction of a 10c container deposits scheme (CDS).The Newspoll was commissioned by Greenpeace and the Boomerang Alliance who declared the level of support had created an unstoppable momentum that…