http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases en-au http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/call-for-thorough-investigatio-2 Greenpeace activists today delivered a letter to the Ambassador of Japan at the Japanese Embassy in Canberra, calling for an open and transparent investigation of the scandal around stolen whale meat from the whale ship Nisshin Maru. Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/call-for-thorough-investigatio-2 http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/tokyo-stolen-whale-meat-scand Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/tokyo-stolen-whale-meat-scand http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/overfishing/activists-bust-pirate-tuna-fis Greenpeace yesterday exposed an illegal tuna purse seiner, the Queen Evelyn 168, in a pocket of international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. The Queen Evelyn 168 is not authorised to undertake any fishing activities in this part of the Pacific. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/overfishing/activists-bust-pirate-tuna-fis http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/carbon-capture-and-storage-a More than 100 international NGOs and climate groups, including 40 from Australia, have signed a statement backing a new international report on carbon capture and storage (CCS), which calls for world governments to stop the climate crisis by urgently investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency rather than CCS. The Greenpeace International report, entitled “False Hope: why carbon capture and storage won’t save the climate”, is being released at the 7th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Pittsburgh today (1). Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/carbon-capture-and-storage-a http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/illegal-logging-must-end The Australian Government must move quickly to stop the importation of illegally logged timber if the Papua New Guinea-Australia Forest-Carbon Partnership is to succeed in demonstrating PNG's readiness to participate in international carbon markets. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/illegal-logging-must-end http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/greenpeace-statement-carbon-c In response to the expected joint announcement in Canberra tomorrow by WWF, the Climate Institute, the CFMEU and the Australian Coal Association calling for a taskforce on carbon capture and storage to be established Greenpeace head of campaigns Stephen Campbell said: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/greenpeace-statement-carbon-c http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-action-saved-over-4 "Greenpeace played a significant part in nearly halving the amount of whales killed this season," said Greenpeace Australia whales campaigner Rob Nicoll. "However, 551 whales is still over a hundred more than Japan took three years ago, in what is an internationally recognised whale sanctuary. This blatantly commercial whale hunt must end immediately." Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-action-saved-over-4 http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/greenpeace-balloon-flies-messa At dawn this morning, the Greenpeace hot air balloon flew over Liddell and Bayswater coal-fired power stations in the NSW Hunter Valley, delivering a spectacular climate change message to the federal government: "Save the climate - No future in coal". Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/greenpeace-balloon-flies-messa http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-protests-illegal-wh Greenpeace protesters in Japan today greeted the arrival of the first shipment of whale meat from the Southern Ocean with banners reading "illegal whale meat". Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-protests-illegal-wh http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/budget-message-taxpayers-want 90% of Australians want to see renewable energy given the same or more government subsidies than those fossil fuels receive, a Newspoll commissioned by Greenpeace has revealed(1). The poll also found that 78% of Australians are unaware that fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, receive a lot more subsidies when compared with renewable energy. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:41:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/climate-change/budget-message-taxpayers-want http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/ge-canola-knows-no-borders Greenpeace activists trained in procedures for dealing with genetic hazardous materials, have entered a genetically engineered (GE) canola field trial near the border of South Australia. The activists have unfurled a giant 20m x 30m banner in the field, reading 'GE CANOLA KNOWS NO BORDERS'. The action comes two days after the New South Wales (NSW) Government officially announced that it would join Victoria in commercially growing GE canola. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/ge-canola-knows-no-borders http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/general/greenpeace-statement-on-plasti Greenpeace's position on plastic bags and the environment: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/general/greenpeace-statement-on-plasti http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/deforestation/australia-and-png-sign-forest Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the announcement of a PNG-Australia forest carbon partnership to address greenhouse emissions and deforestation. But Greenpeace warns the aprtnership will not work unless issues surrounding governance in PNG are addressed and something is done to stop over $400 million dollars worth of illegal timber arriving in Australia each year. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/deforestation/australia-and-png-sign-forest http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-welcomes-australian Greenpeace today welcomed Environment Minister Peter Garrett's reform proposal to improve the whale conservation measures of the International Whaling Commission, to be presented at an extraordinary meeting of the IWC in London later this month. But warns that the Japanese government is already undermining this meeting by hosting a 'seminar' for nations they are recruiting to join the IWC. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/greenpeace-welcomes-australian http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/deforestation/lake-murray-eco-timber-arrives A container filled with taun, rosewood and red cedar sawn timber from an eco-forestry project in Lake Murray, Western Province arrived in Sydney over the weekend and will be cleared by customs tomorrow. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/deforestation/lake-murray-eco-timber-arrives http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/end-high-seas-whaling-say-majo A new Greenpeace commissioned opinion poll reveals that nearly three quarters of the Japanese people do not support their country's whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Astonishingly, 87% were surprised to learn that their tax money was being used to subsidise the whaling operation. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/end-high-seas-whaling-say-majo http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/australian-farmers-call-for-ex At a public meeting in the grain growing region of Corowa New South Wales last night, Australian farmers passed a resolution calling for State Governments to extend the moratoria on the commercial growing of genetically engineered (GE) food crops and demanded that the issue be discussed at the Federal Government's 2020 Summit in April 2008. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/australian-farmers-call-for-ex http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/japan-resumes-scandalous-whale Greenpeace is saddened by reports from the Australian Customs vessel, the Oceanic Viking, that the Fisheries Agency of Japan’s whaling fleet has killed at least five whales in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/japan-resumes-scandalous-whale http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/time-s-up-on-ge-crops As State and Federal health ministers meet in Melbourne, Greenpeace activists have unfurled a banner on Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street railway station, protesting the controversial decision to lift the ban on genetically engineered (GE) food crops. With only 29 days to go before the ban expires, the banner positioned directly underneath the station clock tower reads: 'Time's Up Brumby - Keep Victoria GE Free'. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:42:44 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/genetic-engineering/time-s-up-on-ge-crops http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/esperanza-en-route-to-hobart After two weeks successfully preventing the Japanese whaling fleet from hunting in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary (1), saving over 100 whales, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza is running low on fuel and must return to port. The Australian government ship Oceanic Viking is still tracking the fleet. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/news-and-events/media/releases/whales/esperanza-en-route-to-hobart