Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #activismandlobbying, aggregated by home.social.
Live: Protesters gather for pro-Palestinian rallies across Australia
By Elissa Steedman
Protesters are gathering for dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrations set to go ahead across the country, as a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues. Follow live.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/nationwide-pro-palestine-action-october-12/105882092
'Not transparent': Environmental groups question Queensland logging plan
By Julius Dennis
The state government has assembled an industry only advisory panel as it works toward a 25-year plan for how state forests will be used.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Forests #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #ActivismandLobbying #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EnvironmentalImpact #JuliusDennis
Israeli court extends detention of flotilla activists including two Australians
By Eric Tlozek
Australians Robert Martin and Tan Safi are among activists who remain in Israel after being detained while trying to transport aid to Gaza.
#WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #EricTlozek
Vulnerable caravan park tenants at a loss as eviction day nears
By Samantha Goerling and Piper Duffy
With eviction approaching for a number of long-term caravan park tenants in regional Western Australia, advocates say more oversight of the sector is needed.
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ActivismandLobbying #SamanthaGoerling #PiperDuffy
Malaysians protest 'alpha male' influencer as US ambassador
By Neryssa Azlan
Demonstrators gather outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur to protest the proposed appointment of MAGA influencer and former Sydney councillor Nick Adams as the new Malaysian ambassador.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-18/malaysians-protest-us-ambassador/105546676
#WorldPolitics #War #ActivismandLobbying #WomensRights #Islam #HumanRights #NeryssaAzlan
Queensland youth crime laws 'disgraceful', advocate tells UN in New York
By Alex Brewster
Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion sent a delegation to the UN over concerns about the state government's flagship "adult crime, adult time" policy.
#Crime #StateandTerritoryParliament #ActivismandLobbying #Laws #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Disabilities #AlexBrewster
Lambie accuses Tasmanian government of 'dictatorship' over stadium
Thousands rally outside Hobart's Parliament House opposing the proposed Macquarie Point stadium and criticising the Tasmanian government's move away from the project of state significance planning process.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-10/thousands-attend-anti-stadium-rally-hobart/105276534
Hobart will reap 'significant' economic benefits from stadium, report says
By Chris Rowbottom
A new economic report commissioned by the Hobart City Council has found the stadium will deliver more than $140 million in economic impact to Hobart per year during the construction phase, and $178 million when operational.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/hobart-council-report-on-stadium/105211932
#Sport #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ActivismandLobbying #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ChrisRowbottom
More than 5,500 tonnes of dead salmon dumped amid Tasmania's largest-ever losses
By Adam Langenberg
With Tasmania's salmon companies reeling from unprecedented losses due to disease and warm weather, the industry is told it will face investigation by the Environment Protection Authority.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-07/salmon-die-off-in-tasmania-largest-ever-seen-epa/105019476
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #WildlifeDiseases #ActivismandLobbying #AnimalCruelty #EnvironmentalManagement #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AdamLangenberg
Climate protesters granted bail after allegedly disrupting shipping channel into world's largest coal port
By Romy Stephens and Madeline Lewis
Two protesters have been granted bail after paddling into the path of a Newcastle shipping channel banned to protesters. Another 150 people are also facing criminal charges.
#Courts #ClimateChange #ActivismandLobbying #RomyStephens #MadelineLewis
What's behind huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
By Lachlan Bennett
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-14/maori-protests-new-zealand-treaty-waitangi/104597346
#IndigenousPolicy #ActivismandLobbying #CommunityandSociety #LachlanBennett
Minister says no easy ride for Qantas despite Albanese receiving flight perks
By Jake Evans
A Labor frontbencher says the government hasn't gone easy on Qantas just because ministers, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have received free upgrades and other perks from the airline.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/qantas-no-soft-treatment-albanese-flight-upgrades/104525650
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #AirTransportIndustry #ALP #ActivismandLobbying #JakeEvans
Prime minister backs NSW Police push to prohibit upcoming pro-Palestinian demonstrations
By Jesse Hyland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has supported NSW Police's push to prohibit two upcoming pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney, saying there's no place in the country "for the waving of terrorist symbols".
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #Police #ActivismandLobbying #Terrorism #FederalGovernment #JesseHyland
Forestry company pays legal costs after wrongly banning protesters from public native forest reserves
By Adam Langenberg
Anti-logging protesters wrongly banned from setting foot within large swathes of Tasmanian public forest have had their legal costs covered by the state-owned forestry company.
#ActivismandLobbying #Forests #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #CourtsandTrials #AdamLangenberg
'Cowardly tactic': Fireworks thrown at university protest camp
By Daniel Litjens
Pro-Palestinian activists camping at the University of Adelaide say fireworks scorched tents when they were let off around their campsite.
#ActivismandLobbying #University #UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #DanielLitjens
Sydney Mardi Gras parade to begin with moment of silence for Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
By Millie Roberts
The 46th Sydney Mardi Gras festival will pay tribute to alleged murder victims Jesse Baird and Luke Davies as more than 12,000 people march in the annual parade.
#LGBT #CommunityandSociety #Police #CarnivalsandFestivals #LawCrimeandJustice #ActivismandLobbying #MillieRoberts
Almost all of South Korea's biggest hospitals on red alert as doctors ramp up protests
Three days of a mass walkout by trainee doctors in South Korea has plunged the country's hospitals into red alert, causing nationwide delayed surgeries and emergency rooms turning away patients.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HealthcareClinic #Health #HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #HealthAdministration #ActivismandLobbying
Why are thousands of doctors in South Korea walking off the job?
Almost 8,000 trainee doctors in South Korea have walked off the job in protest against the government's recent plan to recruit more students to medical schools. Here's why they're happening and whether there's support for them.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HealthPolicy #HealthAdministration #ActivismandLobbying
Turmoil at Victoria's peak farming lobby as members rebel against its leaders
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
Tensions boil over at the Victorian Farmers Federation as its annual general meeting descends into a shouting match and members try again to oust president Emma Germano.
#ActivismandLobbying #PoliticalDebates #JudgesandLegalProfession #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalPolicy #Agribusiness #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
Questions surround Queensland Police commissioner's future after statement release
By Meg Bolton
Katarina Carroll was appointed police commissioner in 2019 becoming the first woman to hold the role in Queensland after serving as the commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service.
#Police #LawCrimeandJustice #COVID19 #Crime #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentandPolitics #CrimePrevention #StateandTerritoryParliament #CommunityandSociety #ActivismandLobbying #MegBolton
'We are in a health emergency now, mate': Activists hijack PM's media conference
By Keely Johnson
Anthony Albanese spoke with the protesters after the event on the NSW Central Coast and told them that the government needed to be strategic in the transition away from fossil fuels.
#GovernmentandPolitics #EnvironmentalPolicy #ClimateChange #ActivismandLobbying #KeelyJohnson
Why are barricades being put around New Delhi?
Protesting Indian farmers clash with police for a second consecutive day as tens of thousands march towards the capital to demand guaranteed prices for their produce.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-15/india-farmers-protests-explainer/103470732
#Agriculture #CivilUnrest #ForeignAffairs #AgriculturalCrops #WorldPolitics #AgriculturalPolicy #ActivismandLobbying
Workers call for heat stress code after Cross River Rail labourer's death
By Michael Rennie and Antonia O'Flaherty
Thousands of construction workers gather outside state parliament to demand the resignation of Industrial Minister Grace Grace amid ongoing concerns about heat stress on worksites.
#HousingConstructionIndustry #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #Heatwaves #OccupationalHealthandSafety #ActivismandLobbying #StateandTerritoryParliament #MichaelRennie #AntoniaOFlaherty
Everyone is in furious agreement — the Gabba plan is dead
By Matt Eaton
Consensus is a rare thing in politics, but all sides agree the Gabba won't fly as an Olympic venue. So is it time to declare the project dead and buried?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-09/gabba-redevelopment-2032-olympics-venue-what-next/103444034
#GovernmentandPolitics #SummerOlympicGames #ActivismandLobbying #OlympicGamesOrganisingCommittee #MattEaton
Queensland minister denies 2032 Olympics 'on the nose' after IOC's John Coates urges Gabba rejection
By Kate McKenna
International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates says he's told the independent committee reviewing the Games master plan to "abandon" the Gabba.
#SummerOlympicGames #OlympicGamesOrganisingCommittee #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ActivismandLobbying #KateMcKenna
When the Weld Angel descended on this forest, the world paid attention
By Adam Holmes
Photographer Matthew Newton captured an image of a protest that brought international attention to Tasmanian forests. He says the Weld Angel heralded a new era of creative protest.
#Conservation #Photography #ActivismandLobbying #RainForestsandForest #AdamHolmes
Tough decision looms for VFF members as Emma Germano and Leonard Vallance nominate for president Victorian Farmers Federation members have a stark decision ahead of them, with two candidates vying to be elected as the group's next president. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-10/two-candidates-run-for-vff-presidency/12866346 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #WomenInAgriculture
LNP's youth crime policy 'archaic', community leaders say An LNP election pledge to impose curfews on young people in Cairns and Townsville to try and reduce juvenile crime will be ineffective and could "criminalise" Indigenous families, community leaders and activists say. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/qld-state-election-2020-lnp-youth-crime-policy-criticised/12789278 #GovernmentandPolitics #LiberalNationalParty #ActivismandLobbying #Law,CrimeandJustice #PoliticalParties #Greens
Country-of-origin labelling could help lift welfare standards for pigs, activists say An animal welfare group says if consumers can see where imported ham and bacon comes from they can choose pork from countries with higher welfare standards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-02/country-of-origin-labelling-for-pork-change-to-improve-welfare/12716354 #AgriculturalMarketing #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPrices #LivestockWelfare #PigProduction #Grocery #Trade
Vegan activist sentenced for trespassing on Queensland farms 'not sorry' Hayley Marie Adams, sentenced for trespassing on a piggery and a poultry farm on Queensland's Darling Downs, says "unjust laws need to be broken" and she would do it again to "expose animal cruelty". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/vegan-activist-sentenced-for-trespassing-on-queensland-farms/12617502 #MiscellaneousAnimalProduction #ActivismandLobbying #Animals
'Attack dog legal strategy': Adani secretly applied to raid Brisbane home of environmental activist Mining company Adani secretly sought to raid the Brisbane home of an activist to seize evidence but failed twice, court documents reveal. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/queensland-adani-secretly-applied-to-raid-ben-pennings-home/12602472 #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #Law,CrimeandJustice #CommunityandSociety #CourtsandTrials #Mining(Rural) #Rural
Pain relief is now mandatory for mulesing in Victoria As of today, a person must not mules a lamb without using a pain relief product registered for use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-01/pain-relief-is-now-mandatory-for-mulesing-in-victoria/12405162 #ActivismandLobbying #LivestockWelfare #AnimalNutrition #Livestock #Animals
Virgin Australia HQ to remain in Brisbane under Government's $200m deal with winning airline bidder Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says Virgin Australia's move to keep its headquarters in Brisbane is "the best possible deal" for Queensland, saving thousands of jobs in the state. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/queensland-virgin-australia-coronavirus-pandemic/12397400 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #Federal-StateIssues #TravelandTourism
Ekka public holiday moves for Brisbane residents to enjoy a long weekend Brisbane residents have received a long weekend in August as the Ekka public holiday moves to a Friday to help the tourism industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-21/brisbane-ekka-holiday-moves-to-friday/12271342 #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #Law,CrimeandJustice #AgriculturalShows #TravelandTourism #StateParliament #HumanInterest #Tourism #People #Rural #Laws
Council warns lowering Paradise Dam will cost Queensland economy $2.4 billion Bundaberg Regional Council says a new report into the economic impact of lowering the height of Paradise Dam backs up its call to restore the dam to full capacity. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/paradise-dam-revamp-to-cost-local-community-billions/12227476 #RegionalDevelopment #ActivismandLobbying #WaterManagement #StateParliament #Agribusiness #PublicSector #WaterSupply #Regional
Great white sharks have vanished from False Bay, and the answer may be in our fish and chips Care about sustainable seafood? The waters off South Africa's iconic False Bay have "gone quiet", and experts believe it could be linked to your weekend fish and chips. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-02/false-bay-great-white-sharks-australian-fish-and-chips-flake/12172090 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #EnvironmentEducation #ActivismandLobbying #Fishing,Aquaculture #IllegalFishing
Animal activists avoid prison for trespass, theft of calf and dead piglet The court heard of a "premediated" and "brazen" plan hatched by notorious animal rights activist, James Warden, and two others to break into a farm under the cover of darkness and steal or "liberate" a baby calf. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-19/rights-activists-avoid-jail-for-stealing-calf-western-australia/11978852 #ActivismandLobbying #LivestockWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Agribusiness #Livestock #Rights
'Massive blow to Queensland's dairy industry': Workers to lose jobs as Lactalis factory shuts In what is being seen as another nail in the coffin for Queensland milk suppliers, a French-owned dairy business is shutting its Rockhampton factory at the end of the month, sacking all 47 of its workers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-05/lactalis-dairy-factory-in-rockhampton-shuts/11932744 #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #DairyProduction #StateParliament #FoodProcessing #Rural
'I wouldn't let him have a pet': Stockman's daughter speaks out after father accused of animal cruelty The daughter of a stockman at the centre of a Queensland Government investigation into the deaths of dozens of horses near Toowoomba has a history of animal cruelty dating back nearly two decades. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-05/dead-horses-toowoomba-investigation/11924768 #GovernmentandPolitics #Law,CrimeandJustice #ActivismandLobbying #VeterinaryMedicine #LivestockWelfare #Rural
Biosecurity Queensland rejects charity's claim over feeding starved horses The founder of a Queensland animal welfare charity says Biosecurity Queensland told her to let eight malnourished horses on a Darling Downs property starve, but a spokesperson for the agency describes that claim as "false". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-28/biosecurity-queensland-denies-trying-to-stop-feeding-horses/11906490 #Law,CrimeandJustice #ActivismandLobbying #VeterinaryMedicine #AnimalNutrition #Rural
Animal charity says Biosecurity Queensland urged it to stop feeding starved horses The founder of a Queensland animal welfare charity says Biosecurity Queensland told her to let eight malnourished horses on a Darling Downs property starve so the agency can strengthen its case against their owner, despite 35 of the horses already dying. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-28/biosecurity-queensland-urged-charity-to-stop-feeding-horses/11906490 #Law,CrimeandJustice #ActivismandLobbying
Goat dairy targeted by notorious activist group suggests covert vision doctored The owner of a Victorian dairy says hidden-camera vision released by animal activists of young goats' horns being removed may have been edited to look worse. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-18/meredith-dairy-goat-disbudding-claims-vision-edited/11809600 #MiscellaneousAnimalProduction #Law,CrimeandJustice #ActivismandLobbying #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalNutrition #GoatProduction #AnimalWelfare #Livestock
Milk shortage warning as drought forces Queensland dairy farmer to slaughter cows Gympie dairy farmer Peter Rough says he doesn't want to do it, but the drought is sending him broke, and with many other dairies facing a similar situation across Australia the industry says milk could soon be in short supply. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-17/drought-forces-dairy-farmer-cowslaughter-milk-shortage-warning/11806244 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #Rural
WA rethinks farm trespass laws after ABC investigation into horse racing industry WA's Attorney General says he went back to the drawing board on his long awaited draft farm trespass legislation following ABC 7.30's investigation into the horse racing industry. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-12/wa-animal-trespass-legislation-paused-after-racing-investigation/11687824 #StatesandTerritories #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #FederalGovernment #LivestockWelfare #StateParliament
'It's massive': Cyclone-ravaged tourist island set for multi-million-dollar makeover A Far North Queensland tourist island, left lying in ruins for years, will undergo a multi-million-dollar redevelopment in an effort to create an international tourism drawcard. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-22/dunk-island-multi-million-dollar-sale-and-mission-beach/11536550 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #TravelandTourism
Barrier Reef facing endangered list if run-off laws don't pass, Environment Minister warns The Queensland Government is expected to pass a bill today to introduce new mandatory farm run-off regulations to protect the reef, despite opposition from agricultural groups. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-18/great-barrier-reef-farm-run-off-endangered-list/11521800 #EnvironmentalManagement #GovernmentandPolitics #ActivismandLobbying #Federal-StateIssues #GreatBarrierReef #Environment #Rural
Jail terms promised in crackdown on NSW farm trespass The New South Wales Government has introduced 'right to farm' legislation which it says will create the toughest penalties for farm trespass in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-08-20/new-nsw-right-to-farm-laws/11431934 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #Laws
'You may be happy to eat tofu': Vegan activists cop tirade from NT senator A hearing into proposed Commonwealth law amendments aimed at giving more powers to farmers against activist trespassers triggers passionate debate from all sides. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-13/nt-senator-sam-mcmahon-blasts-vegan-activists-at-farm-hearing/11409250 #PoliticsandGovernment #ActivismandLobbying #FormsofGovernment #FarmLabour
'A harrowing experience': Feedlot family tells of the day the activists came Four months after more than 100 activists targeted their feedlot in Queensland, the McNamee family still don't feel comfortable at their property. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-08-03/animal-activist-protest-harrowing-experience-for-family-feedlot/11376768 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPolicy #CattleFeedlots #AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle
Sheep allegedly had throats cut while fully conscious at illegal abattoir near Melbourne Authorities investigate an alleged illegal abattoir on the outskirts of Melbourne, after receiving graphic footage which appears to show sheep being slaughtered without being stunned. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-02/video-footage-reveals-alleged-cruelty-at-illegal-slaughterhouse/11375854 #ActivismandLobbying #SheepProduction #FoodProcessing #AnimalWelfare #FoodSafety #Livestock
Sheep allegedly had throats cut while fully conscious at illegal abattoir near Melbourne Authorities investigate an alleged illegal abattoir on the outskirts of Melbourne, after receiving graphic footage which appears to show sheep being slaughtered without being stunned. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-02/hidden-camera-reveals-alleged-cruelty-at-illegal-slaughterhouse/11375854 #ActivismandLobbying #SheepProduction #FoodProcessing #AnimalWelfare #FoodSafety #Livestock
French journalist charged after Adani protesters blockade Abbot Point A prominent French journalist and his television crew are charged with trespass after being arrested while filming protesters near the Abbot Point coal terminal in north Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-22/adani-protesters-abbot-point-french-tv-crew-charged/11330776 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #GovernmentandPolitics #Federal-StateIssues #ActivismandLobbying #MiningIndustry
Animal rights activists face hefty fines and possible jail time for trespassing on farms The NSW Government introduces fines of up to $400,000 and possible jail time for animal rights activists illegally entering farms. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-07-22/nsw-beefs-up-farm-trespass-laws/11330674 #StatesandTerritories #ActivismandLobbying #Federal-StateIssues #Rural #Crime
'Get arrested': Councillor tells anti-Adani protesters to put bodies on the line More than 700 protesters march across one of Brisbane's main bridges in peak hour, bringing buses to a standstill and causing major delays. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-21/adani-protest-in-brisbane-cbd/11236554 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #GovernmentandPolitics #PoliticsandGovernment #ActivismandLobbying #Federal-StateIssues #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Environment #Coal
Rape victim speaks out about youth mental health support Flagship youth mental health service Headspace is set to open in Yass, just outside Canberra, but a rape victim and trauma sufferer says many young people in the regional town will still miss out on the care they desperately seek. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-07/yass-headspace-wont-service-acute-mental-health-issues/11173408 #CommunityOrganisations #DrugsandSubstanceAbuse #ActivismandLobbying #MentalHealth #Counselling #Youth
Doubt over last WA live sheep export before summer closure A consignment of 56,000 head of sheep due to be shipped on Saturday to the Middle East is in doubt due to a last minute, 700-page submission against the voyage by Animals Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-05-23/live-export-delay-by-animals-australia-submission/11142860 #ActivismandLobbying #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalPolicy #SheepProduction #Agribusiness #SeaTransport #Transport #Trade