Friends of the Earth Australia
@foe.org.au
We are a federation of grassroots groups working for social and environmental justice. Authorised by Cam Walker, 312 Smith St, Collingwood.
☢️BETTER ACTIVE TODAY, THAN RADIOACTIVE TOMORROW☢️
Over the summer we are raising funds to support our National Anti-Nuclear Campaign and core operations.
Make a tax-deductible donation today to keep the grassroots pressure on the federal government to ‘nuke nuclear’.
🔗 foe.org.au/donate2026
Over the summer we are raising funds to support our National Anti-Nuclear Campaign and core operations.
Make a tax-deductible donation today to keep the grassroots pressure on the federal government to ‘nuke nuclear’.
🔗 foe.org.au/donate2026
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 AM
☢️BETTER ACTIVE TODAY, THAN RADIOACTIVE TOMORROW☢️
Over the summer we are raising funds to support our National Anti-Nuclear Campaign and core operations.
Make a tax-deductible donation today to keep the grassroots pressure on the federal government to ‘nuke nuclear’.
🔗 foe.org.au/donate2026
Over the summer we are raising funds to support our National Anti-Nuclear Campaign and core operations.
Make a tax-deductible donation today to keep the grassroots pressure on the federal government to ‘nuke nuclear’.
🔗 foe.org.au/donate2026
Great work from The Age newspaper - a great connection between the image (effects of a devastating fire) & an article about how the Howard gov ignored expert advice about the likely impacts of climate change if they didn't act to reduce emissions.
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Great work from The Age newspaper - a great connection between the image (effects of a devastating fire) & an article about how the Howard gov ignored expert advice about the likely impacts of climate change if they didn't act to reduce emissions.
AS 2 major fires continue to spread in VIC, much of the state is facing a Catastrophic Fire Danger Warning for tomorrow.
Yes, this is an Australian summer.
But this is also an example of what summers look like under the influence of climate change.
www.foe.org.au/stop_burning...
Yes, this is an Australian summer.
But this is also an example of what summers look like under the influence of climate change.
www.foe.org.au/stop_burning...
January 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
AS 2 major fires continue to spread in VIC, much of the state is facing a Catastrophic Fire Danger Warning for tomorrow.
Yes, this is an Australian summer.
But this is also an example of what summers look like under the influence of climate change.
www.foe.org.au/stop_burning...
Yes, this is an Australian summer.
But this is also an example of what summers look like under the influence of climate change.
www.foe.org.au/stop_burning...
'In a tone deaf move, the Victorian Coalition has launched a pro fossil gas campaign in the middle of the worst fire conditions the state has experienced since Black Summer'.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/media_releas...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/media_releas...
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM
'In a tone deaf move, the Victorian Coalition has launched a pro fossil gas campaign in the middle of the worst fire conditions the state has experienced since Black Summer'.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/media_releas...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/media_releas...
The first half of 2025 produced a worldwide win for renewables. JAN - July was the first time in history that renewables produced more power than coal over that stretch.
Solar’s monumental rise is the main reason for the shift.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Solar’s monumental rise is the main reason for the shift.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
December 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The first half of 2025 produced a worldwide win for renewables. JAN - July was the first time in history that renewables produced more power than coal over that stretch.
Solar’s monumental rise is the main reason for the shift.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Solar’s monumental rise is the main reason for the shift.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Friends of the Earth Australia will be taking a short break over the holiday/new year period.
We use this time to reflect on the privilege we have to be to take time off, when so many around the world right now do not. Solidarity with all oppressed peoples and the planet 💚
We use this time to reflect on the privilege we have to be to take time off, when so many around the world right now do not. Solidarity with all oppressed peoples and the planet 💚
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Friends of the Earth Australia will be taking a short break over the holiday/new year period.
We use this time to reflect on the privilege we have to be to take time off, when so many around the world right now do not. Solidarity with all oppressed peoples and the planet 💚
We use this time to reflect on the privilege we have to be to take time off, when so many around the world right now do not. Solidarity with all oppressed peoples and the planet 💚
Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the attack at Bondi Beach. Our hearts are with the victims, survivors, & their families. We extend our deepest solidarity to the Jewish community.
In moments like this, we are reminded that we are strongest as a society when we come together in unity.
In moments like this, we are reminded that we are strongest as a society when we come together in unity.
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the attack at Bondi Beach. Our hearts are with the victims, survivors, & their families. We extend our deepest solidarity to the Jewish community.
In moments like this, we are reminded that we are strongest as a society when we come together in unity.
In moments like this, we are reminded that we are strongest as a society when we come together in unity.
With the SA state election coming up in March 2026 we are conducting a letter-writing campaign targeting politicians in South Australia asking them to declare their position on AUKUS nuclear waste.
Check here for all the info you need to write a letter:
adelaidefoe.org/will-sa-poli...
Check here for all the info you need to write a letter:
adelaidefoe.org/will-sa-poli...
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
With the SA state election coming up in March 2026 we are conducting a letter-writing campaign targeting politicians in South Australia asking them to declare their position on AUKUS nuclear waste.
Check here for all the info you need to write a letter:
adelaidefoe.org/will-sa-poli...
Check here for all the info you need to write a letter:
adelaidefoe.org/will-sa-poli...
These incredible old alpine ash can be found on Mt Stirling in Victoria’s high country. They survived logging, & fires in the early 2000s.
Now that logging has stopped, the main threat is from fires which are being super charged by climate change.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/the_ash_fore...
Now that logging has stopped, the main threat is from fires which are being super charged by climate change.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/the_ash_fore...
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
These incredible old alpine ash can be found on Mt Stirling in Victoria’s high country. They survived logging, & fires in the early 2000s.
Now that logging has stopped, the main threat is from fires which are being super charged by climate change.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/the_ash_fore...
Now that logging has stopped, the main threat is from fires which are being super charged by climate change.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/the_ash_fore...
This beautiful snow gum lives just on the treeline on Mt Howitt in the VIC high country. It is one of the grand old trees we have mapped as part of our project to identify pockets of forest that must be protected.
umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/snow-...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/hike_for_the...
umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/snow-...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/hike_for_the...
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This beautiful snow gum lives just on the treeline on Mt Howitt in the VIC high country. It is one of the grand old trees we have mapped as part of our project to identify pockets of forest that must be protected.
umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/snow-...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/hike_for_the...
umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/snow-...
www.melbournefoe.org.au/hike_for_the...
Victoria has made history, with the first Treaty with First Nations people in the country!
It’s time to celebrate this huge moment! Join @firstpeoplesvic, First Nations people and allies from all walks of life next Friday 12 December to celebrate the incredible journey to Treaty.
It’s time to celebrate this huge moment! Join @firstpeoplesvic, First Nations people and allies from all walks of life next Friday 12 December to celebrate the incredible journey to Treaty.
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Victoria has made history, with the first Treaty with First Nations people in the country!
It’s time to celebrate this huge moment! Join @firstpeoplesvic, First Nations people and allies from all walks of life next Friday 12 December to celebrate the incredible journey to Treaty.
It’s time to celebrate this huge moment! Join @firstpeoplesvic, First Nations people and allies from all walks of life next Friday 12 December to celebrate the incredible journey to Treaty.
A little reminder about Sapna's solidarity gathering of South Asians in naarm/ Melbourne this Sunday.
Please RSVP at: sapna@sapnasolidarity.org
Sapna is a national project of Friends of the Earth Australia.
Please RSVP at: sapna@sapnasolidarity.org
Sapna is a national project of Friends of the Earth Australia.
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A little reminder about Sapna's solidarity gathering of South Asians in naarm/ Melbourne this Sunday.
Please RSVP at: sapna@sapnasolidarity.org
Sapna is a national project of Friends of the Earth Australia.
Please RSVP at: sapna@sapnasolidarity.org
Sapna is a national project of Friends of the Earth Australia.
We have just released our Annual Report, covering the 2024-2025 financial year.
These reports are a great tool of reflection, as we look back on all the incredible achievements of our federation.
Please take a moment to flick through and see what we've been upto!
foe.org.au/annual_reports
These reports are a great tool of reflection, as we look back on all the incredible achievements of our federation.
Please take a moment to flick through and see what we've been upto!
foe.org.au/annual_reports
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We have just released our Annual Report, covering the 2024-2025 financial year.
These reports are a great tool of reflection, as we look back on all the incredible achievements of our federation.
Please take a moment to flick through and see what we've been upto!
foe.org.au/annual_reports
These reports are a great tool of reflection, as we look back on all the incredible achievements of our federation.
Please take a moment to flick through and see what we've been upto!
foe.org.au/annual_reports
It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It's a big day for nature!
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
It has been announced this morning that Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul the federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year.
Rising Tide starts tomorrow.
'This November, join with thousands as we stop coal exports from the world’s largest coal port at Muloobinba/Newcastle, on Awabakal & Worimi land and water.'
www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025
'This November, join with thousands as we stop coal exports from the world’s largest coal port at Muloobinba/Newcastle, on Awabakal & Worimi land and water.'
www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Rising Tide starts tomorrow.
'This November, join with thousands as we stop coal exports from the world’s largest coal port at Muloobinba/Newcastle, on Awabakal & Worimi land and water.'
www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025
'This November, join with thousands as we stop coal exports from the world’s largest coal port at Muloobinba/Newcastle, on Awabakal & Worimi land and water.'
www.risingtide.org.au/pb2025
The VIC gov has released it's updated climate change strategy.
'This Climate Change Strategy 2026–30 sets a course for the next five years of our state’s transition.'
'We’ve brought forward our net zero target to 2045 & enshrined this in legislation'.
www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/victorias-cl...
'This Climate Change Strategy 2026–30 sets a course for the next five years of our state’s transition.'
'We’ve brought forward our net zero target to 2045 & enshrined this in legislation'.
www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/victorias-cl...
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The VIC gov has released it's updated climate change strategy.
'This Climate Change Strategy 2026–30 sets a course for the next five years of our state’s transition.'
'We’ve brought forward our net zero target to 2045 & enshrined this in legislation'.
www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/victorias-cl...
'This Climate Change Strategy 2026–30 sets a course for the next five years of our state’s transition.'
'We’ve brought forward our net zero target to 2045 & enshrined this in legislation'.
www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/victorias-cl...
A historic step in the journey to a safe climate is on the table at the world’s biggest climate summit: a roadmap away from fossil fuels, which are the biggest cause of the climate crisis.
We support the leadership of Brazil & encourage all delegates to support it, especially Australia.
#COP30
We support the leadership of Brazil & encourage all delegates to support it, especially Australia.
#COP30
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A historic step in the journey to a safe climate is on the table at the world’s biggest climate summit: a roadmap away from fossil fuels, which are the biggest cause of the climate crisis.
We support the leadership of Brazil & encourage all delegates to support it, especially Australia.
#COP30
We support the leadership of Brazil & encourage all delegates to support it, especially Australia.
#COP30
#SaveTheSepik. Large scale mining is threatening people, the environment and the mighty Sepik River in Papua New Guinea.
Solidarity from Melbourn with the people of the Sepik.
@SaveTheSepik @JubileeAustralia
savethesepik.org
Solidarity from Melbourn with the people of the Sepik.
@SaveTheSepik @JubileeAustralia
savethesepik.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#SaveTheSepik. Large scale mining is threatening people, the environment and the mighty Sepik River in Papua New Guinea.
Solidarity from Melbourn with the people of the Sepik.
@SaveTheSepik @JubileeAustralia
savethesepik.org
Solidarity from Melbourn with the people of the Sepik.
@SaveTheSepik @JubileeAustralia
savethesepik.org
The anti-renewable group Rainforest Reserves Aust (RRA) faced intense scrutiny the inquiry into climate integrity on climate & energy. Senators probing whether the self-described conservation charity has been misleading communities & spreading inaccurate claims.
reneweconomy.com.au/sloppy-misle...
reneweconomy.com.au/sloppy-misle...
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The anti-renewable group Rainforest Reserves Aust (RRA) faced intense scrutiny the inquiry into climate integrity on climate & energy. Senators probing whether the self-described conservation charity has been misleading communities & spreading inaccurate claims.
reneweconomy.com.au/sloppy-misle...
reneweconomy.com.au/sloppy-misle...
The Liberal party has abandoned their commitment to net zero. They have caved to the deniers.
As COP30 kicks off in Belém, the timing of this announcement seems out of touch, with nations from the Global South demanding strong actions from countries like Australia.
www.foe.org.au/libs_abandon...
As COP30 kicks off in Belém, the timing of this announcement seems out of touch, with nations from the Global South demanding strong actions from countries like Australia.
www.foe.org.au/libs_abandon...
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The Liberal party has abandoned their commitment to net zero. They have caved to the deniers.
As COP30 kicks off in Belém, the timing of this announcement seems out of touch, with nations from the Global South demanding strong actions from countries like Australia.
www.foe.org.au/libs_abandon...
As COP30 kicks off in Belém, the timing of this announcement seems out of touch, with nations from the Global South demanding strong actions from countries like Australia.
www.foe.org.au/libs_abandon...
REVEALED: A campaign that led to the axing of a large wind farm project in Central QLD was spearheaded by an anti-renewables group that used fake sources in its official submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
REVEALED: A campaign that led to the axing of a large wind farm project in Central QLD was spearheaded by an anti-renewables group that used fake sources in its official submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
90% of submissions were generated by a group which used AI to prepare its submission.
'Claims that solar & wind are deeply unpopular among Australia’s regional communities have been challenged by the results of a new poll, which found a clear majority of people living in Renewable Energy Zones are supportive of clean energy projects'.
reneweconomy.com.au/listen-to-fa...
reneweconomy.com.au/listen-to-fa...
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
'Claims that solar & wind are deeply unpopular among Australia’s regional communities have been challenged by the results of a new poll, which found a clear majority of people living in Renewable Energy Zones are supportive of clean energy projects'.
reneweconomy.com.au/listen-to-fa...
reneweconomy.com.au/listen-to-fa...
In Miguel de Cervantes' novel from the 1600s, the protagonist, Don Quixote, famously mistakes windmills for giants & charges them with his lance, only to be knocked off his horse.
Our modern day Quixote, Andrew Bolt, is equally deluded.
Our modern day Quixote, Andrew Bolt, is equally deluded.
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In Miguel de Cervantes' novel from the 1600s, the protagonist, Don Quixote, famously mistakes windmills for giants & charges them with his lance, only to be knocked off his horse.
Our modern day Quixote, Andrew Bolt, is equally deluded.
Our modern day Quixote, Andrew Bolt, is equally deluded.
From NOV 27 – Dec 2, the Rising Tide People’s Blockade in Muloobinba / Newcastle will take action for climate justice.
As part of this event, on Sat 29th of NOV, the Paddle Out for Palestine will happen: an on-water action to oppose all coal trade with Israel.
www.facebook.com/events/28266...
As part of this event, on Sat 29th of NOV, the Paddle Out for Palestine will happen: an on-water action to oppose all coal trade with Israel.
www.facebook.com/events/28266...
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
From NOV 27 – Dec 2, the Rising Tide People’s Blockade in Muloobinba / Newcastle will take action for climate justice.
As part of this event, on Sat 29th of NOV, the Paddle Out for Palestine will happen: an on-water action to oppose all coal trade with Israel.
www.facebook.com/events/28266...
As part of this event, on Sat 29th of NOV, the Paddle Out for Palestine will happen: an on-water action to oppose all coal trade with Israel.
www.facebook.com/events/28266...
In the wake of the release of Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, Renew Australia for All is holding a Melb launch of a plan to make climate adaptation & resilience a national priority.
actionnetwork.org/events/clima...
actionnetwork.org/events/clima...
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In the wake of the release of Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, Renew Australia for All is holding a Melb launch of a plan to make climate adaptation & resilience a national priority.
actionnetwork.org/events/clima...
actionnetwork.org/events/clima...