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Blinky the giant burning koala in Canberra
27 July 2022
The new government must declare a climate and ecological emergency and take urgent action to avert climate collapse.
Release of State of the Environment Report triggers actions across Australia
19 July 2022
"Environmental degradation is now considered a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses with long-lasting and severe consequences" the report said.
Snap action at Santos South Australia HQ in solidarity with the Gomeroi people
15 July 2022
The Gomeroi people say GAMIL (no) to Santos' continued attempts at gas-fired dispossession.
“The police state that we have seen elsewhere in the world is right here now”
1 July 2022
David Hood and Kate Patterson observed the Blockade Australia actions in Sydney, and say everyone needs to take action.
Unprecedented and brutal raid on Blockade Australia in NSW
22 June 2022
A statement from XR NSW expresses Extinction Rebellion Australia’s solidarity with Blockade Australia
We have the right to protect our forests
21 June 2022
Snap Rally in Melbourne against draconian anti-protest laws
While the profits roll in, the fossil fuel party goes on
10 June 2022
Fossil Fools party on in Meanjiin, while XR Gold Coast join other activists in calling out bank funding for new fossil fuel projects.
‘Just Stop It’ new blockade at Exxon Yarraville, Vic
5 June 2022
The art of non-violent direct action: rebels from XR Westside (Naarm) put principles into practice and tell the story.
A clear mandate to take urgent action on climate change
2 June 2022
Climate Action groups lined the road to Government House in Canberra on 1st June to remind the new Labor Cabinet about why they were elected.
Vote like it’s an emergency
14 May 2022
How are we meant to vote in a time of State Capture and Climate Emergency? A nightmarish koala and red rebels in mourning in Sydney remind us of what’s at stake.
Turning up the heat on the Minister for Finance
9 May 2022
As this country burns and floods, Minister Birmingham says that the Morrison Government is "over-achieving" on climate action.
Scientists glue onto Santos HQ in Adelaide
5 May 2022
Rebels joined over 1,000 scientists in 25+ countries who are resorting to civil disobedience as part of Scientist Rebellion.
Peoples Blockade of Newcastle Coal Port
27 Apr 2022
The peaceful flotilla was a call for an end to billions of federal funds for fossil fuel industries.
Protect our right to protest!
15 Apr 2022
A snap rally was held in Melbourne to protest the unjust sentencing of NSW climate activists and increasing criminalisation of peaceful protest.
‘Warrnambool Wants Action’ Climate Rally
10 Apr 2022
Blinky the XR Bushfire Koala and XR Red Rebels helped create a spectacle that drew hundreds to an April rally at the Civic Green in Warrnambool, Victoria.
Santos Out of Sport: XR Brisbane
9 Apr 2022
Fossil fuel companies are washing their brands through sport, as Tobacco did it for a generation, with Formula One and AFL.
Why WA rebel Jenny took on a single-person roadblock
5 Apr 2022
Fear for our collective future led to Jenny’s Rebellion of One action in Perth in Nov ’21, and a subsequent court hearing last week.
Just Stop It: The Week One Wrap
3 Apr 2022
Just Stop It. One week. Eight actions. 28 arrests. Hours of disruption. A desperate plea to prevent imminent Climate Collapse.
Midnight Oil inspires protest against ties to climate criminals
31 Mar 2022
Rebels use ‘burning beds' to block Adelaide traffic outside the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) office.
Funeral procession for Planet Earth
30 Mar 2022
XR Ballarat added a sombre theme to ongoing Just Stop It actions, on a day of national mourning for Shane Warne, who spoke out about the climate crisis years ago.