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Woodside Energy’s partnership deals in the air

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has refused to be drawn on the future of its long-standing relationship with oil and gas giant Woodside amid revelations its partnership deal lapsed and is yet to be renewed. Amidst recent moves by other organisations to cut sponsorship ties including Fringe...

Greenpeace Australia Pacific files lawsuit against Woodside

Greenpeace Australia Pacific has filed a lawsuit against fossil fuel giant Woodside in the Federal Court of Australia. The case could see Woodside held to account for allegedly misleading and/or deceiving the Australian public about the enormous climate harm of its gas and oil projects. If...

Seismic testing reapproved at risk of deafening whales

Woodside Energy has once again been given the all-clear to carry out seismic testing for its massive Scarborough project off the Pilbara coast after an earlier approval was ruled invalid by the Federal Court. Greenpeace Australia Pacific senior campaigner Sophie McNeill says the organisation is...

RACGP backs duty of care bill for climate change harms

RACGP backs duty of care bill for climate change harms. Australia’s largest representative body for GPs has thrown its support behind a duty of care bill requiring the Federal Government to protect young people from climate change harms in decision-making.

Climate activists to fight conspiracy charges

A group of climate activists will fight conspiracy charges in court this week after counter-terrorism police intercepted them as they arrived at Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill’s home on 1 August with an ABC camera crew.

WA fails to back state premier’s gas claims

Western Australia’s premier has claimed at a WA energy transition summit that expanding the state’s gas industry – and increasing its greenhouse gas pollution in the short term – will be good for the planet as it will lead to a “dramatic reduction” in global emissions. Yet, the state government has...

Top management consultancy McKinsey undermining global climate action

The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and...

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