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Sydney climate marchers demand an end to Australia’s fossil fuel expansion
Nov 23, 2022
Tamboran Resources’ fracking project in the Northern Territory and the Santos Narrabri Pilliga Gas Project were targeted by protesters at two November Climate rallies in Sydney.
Blinky the burning koala comes to Gippsland, calling for an end to logging
Nov 12, 2022
XR Gippsland protesters moved in a colourful procession through Morwell and Traralgon - Victorian towns in traditional logging areas. As the sky darkened with thunderclouds, they reached Maryvale paper mill. The 'Save our Species Climate Rally' was held in Lakes Entrance on the following day.
NAB - stop funding expansion of coal
Nov 11, 2022
Fridays for Future, Move Beyond Coal, Extinction Rebellion, Knitting Nannas and others gathered in Sydney today to expose NAB’s climate hypocrisy and greenwashing.
XR Vic Spring Rebellion ‘22; two weeks putting the climate crisis back in the news
Oct 21, 2022
Civil DISCO-bedience! Disruptive dancing in the streets of Fitzroy, Melbourne to wrap up a big two weeks of action around urgent climate and environmental issues. See more photos from this exciting fortnight…
XR tells Government-owned VicForests: Stop destroying native forests immediately. Just STOP IT
Oct 18, 2022
Climate and forest activists from around Victoria rallied at the Bourke Street office of VicForests today to demand an immediate end to logging native forests and a just transition for forest workers. Several koalas were arrested.
XR SA actions target fossil fuel partnerships with government
Oct 16, 2022
Wave 1 of Extinction Rebellion South Australia's campaign to End Fossil Fuels Now began with a Blockade of the Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition
Extinction Rebellion activists glue on to Picasso painting at the NGV
Oct 09, 2022
In an action that received global media coverage, two rebels glued themselves to Picasso’s ‘Massacre in Korea’ at the National Gallery of Victoria
National Threatened Species Day rally: Australia’s shameful record
Sep 09, 2022
86 years after the last Tasmanian Tiger died in captivity, Australia has the highest species extinction rate in the world.
Australian jobs and much else at risk in an era of accelerating catastrophes
Sep 04, 2022
ACT rebels flag the need for urgent climate action in a protest during the September Jobs and Skills Summit at Parliament House
Trolley Trouble in Melbourne
Aug 28, 2022
A choreographed action with empty shopping trolleys drew attention to the impact of climate change on our food supply
XR SA rebels highlight lack of government action on the climate crisis
Aug 27, 2022
Rebels glue themselves to a CBD roof and the front entrance of Labor HQ in Adelaide to send a message that empty words are not enough.
VicForests trash shared heritage to make throwaway paper items, say protesters
Aug 17, 2022
Vic Parliament rally follows a peaceful protest that stopped forestry operations on Mt Disappointment