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Legal challenge to NSW Regional Forest Agreement (RFA)
The Federal Court has today handed down its decision about the validity of agreements that allow native forests to be logged in NSW. The...
A quick update on the Julian Assange story
Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, computer programmer, and founder of WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization that gained international prominence for its role in publishing...
1 Julian Assange exposed Rules of Engagement flaws
As a former Reuters photographer, I felt compelled to investigate the deaths of two Reuters staff, driver Saeed Chmagh and photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, at...
6 Rules of Engagement between military & civilians
Part Five. Was there a cover-up of alleged war crimes by the US Military? 1EarthMedia was intrigued by the Collateral Murder video released by Julian Assange & Wikileaks, and investigated:
Letter Urging the U.S. to End Prosecution of Julian Assange
16 bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter encouraging President Biden to end the extradition request currently pending against Australian publisher Julian Assange and...
Land and Environment Court rules, not OK
The North East Forests Alliance (NEFA) has called for ministerial intervention in response to a Land and Environment Court ruling. NEFA, represented by the...
Era of Change: 1960s-70s Revolution & Welcome to Country
The first Welcome to Country ceremony was at the inaugural Aquarius Festival at Nimbin in 1973, conducted by the last known initiated men of...
The first “Welcome to Country” ceremony in Australia
The first Welcome to Country welcoming non-indigenous to country The first Aquarius Festival in Nimbin was celebrated in 1973. Among its notable achievements was the...
Forestry Corp cops $500,000 penalty for illegal logging
The Forestry Corporation of NSW must pay $500,000 towards four environmental initiatives as part of a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the NSW Environment...
School Strike 4 Climate – Students protest government inaction
On the 17 November, thousands of students left their classrooms in protest against the government's inaction on climate, the first national climate strike directed...