Government attempts to deregulate GMOs through the back door

Friends of the Earth is concerned that proposed changes to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 that would delete the definitions of GMO (genetically modified organism) and GM product from the Act are an attempt to deregulate risky new genetic engineering...
Tim Flannery’s ‘third way’ is a dead end

Tim Flannery’s ‘third way’ is a dead end

As Tim Flannery launches his new book Atmosphere of Hope at Melbourne University tonight, Friends of the Earth have warned that geoengineering technologies aren’t a solution to climate change and risk diverting attention from proven solutions. Geoengineering is the...

A conference to challenge the privatised university

Friends of the Earth, the Ngara Institute, the NTEU, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the National Alliance for Public Universities are co-hosting a conference at the University of Queensland from the 23-24th November – Challenging the Privatised...