December 6, 2001

US Missile Defence Test 'Success'
Australian Peace Committee
Trade Union Green Caucus
Friends Of The Earth Australia

Australian peace groups have joined with US groups in criticism of the recent US Missile Defence system test, that took place yesterday after being postponed twice due to bad weather.

December 1, 2001

US Missile Defence Test A Mistake Say Peace Groups
Friends Of The Earth
Australian Peace Committee
Australian Anti-Bases Campaign
Trade Union Green Caucus
Campaign For International Cooperation And Disarmament (Cicd)
People For Nuclear Disarmament (Pnd) W.A.

Peace and environment groups in Australia are saying that in the light of the September 11 attacks, the missile defence test scheduled by the US for late Saturday US time, is a big mistake. Missile Defence and nuclear weapons would have made no difference whatsoever to the attacks of September 11th, which were achieved by people armed with stanley knives and the willingness to die.

November 29, 2001

As the World Solar Congress meets in Adelaide, environment groups will target developers of the Honeymoon uranium mine that recently gained Federal approval. Friends of the Earth has hit out at the Federal Government's failure to support appropriate development while facilitating out-dated nuclear technology. The protests coincide with the Annual General Meeting of Sedimentary Holdings, partner company of Southern Cross Resources in the Honeymoon project.

November 26, 2001

Friends of the Earth (FoE) has today called for an independent review of the Honeymoon Uranium Mine's environmental assessment. The call comes as outgoing Industry Minister Nick Minchin announced final approval of the controversial project. There remain significant gaps in the assessment process with kept key information on radioactive contamination of groundwater still out of the public realm.

November 22, 2001

National Environment Group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has condemned the approval of the Honeymoon uranium mine and has vowed to continue opposition to the project. The controversial project was given environmental approval by Federal Minister Robert Hill on Wednesday. FoE has attacked the assessment process that has kept key information on radioactive contamination of groundwater out of the public realm.

November 13, 2001

The leaked revised WTO ministerial declaration, drafted and circulated by the Chair of the Ministerial Conference in Doha at noon time today, was greeted with horror by Friends of the Earth International (FOEI), the largest grassroots federation of environmental and social justice organizations around the world. 

November 12, 2001

(Doha) The EU is bowing to pressure to weaken its already modest proposals on the environment in the WTO, according to latest sources. Friends of the Earth reacted by warning the EU that it should not use the environment as a bargaining chip in order to advance its objective to launch a new round of trade talks. The EU's compromise on the environment would help it to bring controversial new issues such as investment and competition into the WTO. It would also assist the EU to defend its farm subsidies.

November 11, 2001

Doha Must Address Sustainable Development

Friends of the Earth International - WWF International- Greenpeace International

November 10, 2001

Friends of the Earth gave a cautious welcome to the agreement adopted today in Marrakech - despite coordinated and persistent obstruction by Japan, Canada and Russia (the Umbrella Group).

November 10, 2001

(Doha) The opening day of the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha yesterday once again bore witness to the strong-arm and misleading negotiating tactics of the United States and the EU within the WTO. Delegations of developing and least developed countries that have continued to oppose the launch of a new comprehensive round of trade negotiations at Doha were the targets of private informal meetings with either the US or the EU delegations.