Our new report sounding the alarm on the frenzied rollout of AI data centres in Australia and the enormous pressure they place on our environment. We're calling for an urgent moratorium on new data centres until we have strong protections. act.gp/EnergyVampires @ketanjoshi.co @greenpeace.org
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Greenpeace activists arrested after standing up to Big Gas in Sydney. Brave activists disrupted the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, dropping a banner with a simple message: Gas Execs Profit. We Pay The Price. Read more and stand up to Big Gas. bit.ly/4sTcESw
BREAKING: Greenpeace activists arrested after standing up to Big Gas in Sydney - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Greenpeace activists have been arrested after taking action at a major gas conference this morning in Sydney.
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Right now Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists are disrupting a major gas conference in Sydney. The message is simple - gas executives are profiting from an illegal war and causing climate change, while Australians are paying the price. Share this story far and wide!
BREAKING: Greenpeace activists disrupt major gas conference in Sydney - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Inside the Sheraton Grand Hotel, executives from fossil fuel companies have gathered alongside lobbyists, investors and political allies to plan the future of gas in Australia - and how to maximise th...
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Huge win for the ocean, marine life and climate, thanks to @surfrider.org and the local communities in Victoria! Unfortunately, the fight isn’t over! Have your say and enter a submission to @albomp.bsky.social to stop new gas exploration in the Otway Basin bit.ly/3MMwPBU
New data shows birth rates are dropping significantly as the climate crisis warms the Southern Ocean. With sea ice melting & food sources like krill disappearing, mothers no longer have the energy reserves to calve every three years. We must protect the #ocean and the #MarineLife within it #whales
The right to peaceful assembly is a fundamental pillar of a healthy democracy and a basic right of all Australians.
RIP legendary Midnight Oil drummer and environmentalist Rob Hirst. Rob was a tremendous supporter of the work of Greenpeace. Greenpeace is very deeply grateful to Rob for his deep commitment to environmentalism and social justice over so many years.
Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back | Andrew Stafford
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
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Fires, floods, and heat waves. Climate disasters are intensifying across Australia - and the extension of the Eraring coal station is a step in the wrong direction. Australia needs to move towards a fair and fast fossil fuel phase out. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Origin extends life of Australia's largest coal-fired power station
The operator of Australia's largest coal-fired power station is to extend the life of its plant in the NSW Hunter Valley for another two years.
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Last year, Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists scaled a coal ship that was heading towards the biggest coal port in the world and we’re taking you behind the scenes of how it happened. youtu.be/FP8KAFh8mSw
Woodside Energy knowingly dumped 200kg of plastic into the ocean while decommissioning offshore gas infrastructure. Knowing the risks, they kept polluting Australian waters. The ocean is not your dumping ground - the government must hold Woodside accountable. @albomp.bsky.social bit.ly/3YojIJu
Oil and gas giant knowingly shed kilograms of plastic into the ocean
Documents reveal one of Australia's biggest oil and gas companies knowingly shed plastic into the ocean for two months before notifying the offshore regulator.
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BREAKING‼️ Greenpeace have scaled and blocked a coal ship bound for Newcastle today for #RisingTide, deploying a banner with a message to Labor 👉🏼 “Phase Out Coal and Gas”. www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
BREAKING: Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists are blocking a coal export ship from entering the world’s largest coal port, as thousands rally at Rising Tides People's Blockade. @risingtideaus.bsky.social www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
Greenpeace activists block coal ship from entering world’s largest coal port at Rising Tide blockade - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
NEWCASTLE, Sunday 30 November 2025 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have scaled and blocked a coal ship, bound for the Port of Newcastle today, during the Rising Tide People’s Blockade,&hellip...
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Today's agreement on EPBC reforms is a huge leap forward for forest protection— though more needs to be done to halt the impacts of climate on nature. Welcome progress today that must be followed by strong implementation and an end to fossil fuel expansion. www.greenpeace.org.au/news/nature-...
Nature laws agreement delivers big forests outcome; much work to be done on climate - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
CANBERRA, 27 NOV 2025 — Greenpeace has welcomed the agreement struck by Labor and the Greens today on EPBC Act reforms, which secures new nature and forest protections, but says…
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A huge victory for nature! The Government and Greens have agreed to a stronger national nature law: and it happened because people spoke up. Deforestation loopholes are finally closing. Logging and land clearing will face real assessments for the first time ever.
Telstra tells customers it “takes climate action seriously,” but CEO Vicki Brady sits on the board of the Business Council of Australia (BCA) – a lobby group stacked with some of Australia’s biggest polluters.
A huge win for people power: 60 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty, bringing this landmark agreement to life. This will pave the way for high seas marine sanctuaries, giving life the chance to recover and thrive.
A global win: 60 countries ratify the Global Ocean Treaty - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Big news for our ocean, 60 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty, meaning we now have enough ratifications to bring this landmark treaty to life, allowing governments to…
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By releasing a 2035 emissions target far short of what the best science says is needed to safeguard Australia, the Albanese government has given itself a political & practical problem. There’s only one way out of this mess: 🧵 #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social’s new 2035 climate target is weak, dangerous, and far short of what’s needed. Australia owes the Pacific and frontline communities across Australia a plan that is net zero by 2035, and a fast, fair fossil-fuel phase-out. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia vows to cut emissions 62 to 70 per cent by 2035
Australia will vow to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, lifting its sights further as the world strives to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
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Australia’s first Climate Risk Assessment confirms what many already know: the climate crisis is here. The only way to avoid the worse possible scenario is to demand a phase out of fossil fuels. www.greenpeace.org.au/news/everyth...
‘Everything we love is at stake’: Climate Risk report lays bare the dire costs of inaction for Australian communities - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
SYDNEY, Monday 15 September 2025 — The National Climate Risk Assessment, released today, lays out the catastrophic impacts to communities and ecosystems across Australia if we fail to reduce climate&h...
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🚨 BREAKING: @albomp.bsky.social has approved 45 more years of Woodside's dirty gas expansion at the North West Shelf project. ...Risking fragile ecosystems like Scott Reef, and pushing us further away from the 1.5°C limit that Australia committed to. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070
Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.
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If they drill, expect a spill. 🔥 Following disturbing allegations multinational oil and gas corporation ConocoPhillips covered up a methane leak at an export hub in Darwin, the fossil fuel giant, which is currently test drilling for gas in the Otway Basin, can’t be trusted to operate in Victoria.
‘If they drill, expect a spill’: ConocoPhillips can’t be trusted to drill for gas off the Victorian coast - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
MELBOURNE, Monday 1 September 2025 — Following disturbing allegations multinational oil and gas corporation ConocoPhillips covered up a methane leak at an LNG export hub in Darwin, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says the fossil fuel giant, which is currently test drilling for gas in the Otway Basin, can’t be trusted to operate in Victoria.
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Documents seen by the ABC suggest the scale of leaking pollutants from Darwin’s first liquefied natural gas plant could be equivalent to 8,300 new cars on the road every year it is in use. ⚠️🌏 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
'Huge' leak from gas plant kept secret from public in 'national scandal'
Documents reveal the scale of carbon pollution leaking from a Darwin LNG tank was like adding 8,300 new cars to the road every year. It is about to be filled again.
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🚨 BREAKING: In a win for koalas, @colessupermarkets.bsky.social has announced that it will only source deforestation-free beef and other commodities by the end of 2025. ...The final major Australian supermarket to commit to going deforestation-free. www.greenpeace.org.au/news/fight-f...
Down down, deforestation is down! - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Activists call on Coles to “Take Deforestation off the Shelves” outside their 2024 Annual General Meeting. © Greenpeace / Toby Davidson
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Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment. ...And the changes are heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species, including emperor penguins. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
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Tough stories recently about bleaching on the GBR and Ningaloo. This year marks the first time reefs on opposite sides of Australia have both bleached. How many more wake-up calls before we act? Without urgent emissions cuts, our precious places could be gone forever. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Hope spot' to 'skeletons': Ningaloo's 'catastrophic' event
In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.
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This month’s ‘With Love’ is a note of thanks to the amazing volunteers who joined Greenpeace in Canberra to fight for our oceans—and a reminder that we all have the power in defending our democracy from vested interests. www.greenpeace.org.au/ceo-newslett...
Love in Canberra - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
When I mentioned to a couple of colleagues that I was planning to write my next letter to you about a recent campaign trip to Canberra, they were hesitant; I…
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BREAKING (GOOD) NEWS: The historic Pacific-led campaign to hold countries accountable for the climate damage they have caused has been backed by the world’s highest court overnight. Read more 👇 www.greenpeace.org.au/news/worlds-...
World’s highest court delivers historic protections for climate-impacted communities - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
SYDNEY, Thursday, 24 July 2025 – The historic Pacific-led campaign to hold countries accountable for the climate damage they have caused has been backed by the world’s highest court overnight,&h...
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This month’s ‘With Love,’ marks the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior; and reflects on how, from the depths of grief and anger, was born the unreasonable ambition to take action on an unprecedented scale. Do have a read. www.greenpeace.org.au/ceo-newslett...
On July 10th 1985, the Rainbow Warrior I was bombed and sank in an attempt to silence anti-nuclear protests in the Pacific. We remember our crew member, photographer and dear friend, Fernando Pereira, who was killed, and the spirit that lives on 40 years later: You can't sink a rainbow 🌈🕊
BREAKING Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer”, as other fishing vessels go dark www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an “ocean killer” in protest at its destructive fishing activities.
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