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Welcome the AUKUS Peacewalkers Sun 20 Sept

September 14, 2026

Invitation from PACOA: Port Adelaide Community Opposing AUKUS

International Day of Peace 20 Sep | Day of Action at Port Adelaide

Join South Australians in Port Adelaide to show our opposition to US and Australian government war preparations, and to celebrate the growing people’s movement for peace and friendship across our region and beyond.  

It will be a cultural extravaganza featuring:

  • the Giant Green Submarine inflatable by PAAF
  • two community choirs
  • XRSA Street theatre
  • Public Art Peaceboats
  • Fiddle We Must band
  • the arrival of the Peace Walkers Against AUKUS, completing their remarkable 400 km walk from Port Augusta

Events will commence at the Workers Memorial, Port Adelaide (corner of Commercial Rd and St Vincent’s St) at 1pm sharp. 

Speakers will include Karina Lester from the AUKUS Public Inquiry, MLC Melanie Selwood, AFOPA’s Mike Khizam, Professor Al Rainnie, local Port Adelaide legend Sandra Dann, Campbell Duignan from the MUA, and CFMEU organiser Allen Harris (retired). The event will be MC’d by Eileen Darley.

Come along, bring friends and family, and be part of a colourful community gathering for peace.

Adelaide FoE Notes, AUKUS, Clean Futures, FoE, Nuclear, Publications

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Recording: “Is Nuclear Power the solution to Climate Change?” 

September 11, 2026

re: The Recording for FoE Adelaide’s 31 July webinar
Unfortunately the video of the talk had problems, so we only have the audio for you to follow along with the slides of the talks for Dr Paul Dorfman, Dr Margie Beavis and Dr Jim Green. Refer to this link on the FOE Australia website.
The other speaker was Wendy Farmer of Voices of the Valley, who shared her experiences campaigning for renewables and against nuclear energy in the Latrobe Valley. She introduced the Yes2Renewables Toolkit as a useful resource for campaigners.

Climate, FoE, Nuclear

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Free webinar: “Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Climate Change?” 

July 8, 2026

Hosted by Friends of the Earth Adelaide
 
Thursday 30 July, 6:30pm – 7:46pm Adelaide time (7pm AEST)
 
Why is nuclear power still being heavily promoted in Australia despite its clear rejection by the Australian electorate in the 2025 federal election?
 
Speakers include Dr Paul Dorfman live from the UK, Dr Jim Green of FOE Australia, Dr Margie Beavis, Medical Association for the Prevention of War, and Wendy Farmer of Voices of the Valley and 7 Regions against Peter Dutton’s nuclear reactors.
 
This webinar was part of the Adelaide Climate Action Week festival July 27 – August 2. The whole week’s program is available here https://my.acaw.org.au/program
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Adelaide FoE Notes, FoE, Nuclear, Publications, Zoom talks

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Roxby Indenture Bill fast tracked: outrage as days given to comment on new BHP deal with government

June 15, 2026

Independent Environmental campaigner David Noonan has labelled the time period given to scrutinise updates to legislation governing BHP’s Roxby Downs mine as a “farce”, while the Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis says opponents want to “thwart this investment”.

BHP seeks 50-year mining rights to expand Olympic Dam mine, as SA Labor Ministers ignore public submissions input. Mining and Energy Minister Tom Koutantonis said public submissions were “not relevant”, including from Traditional Owners and the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament.

BHP and the State Government have agreed on a Roxby Downs Bill and new Indenture to govern Olympic Dam and associated mining expansions for the next 50 years. This is a re-run of precedence being given to big mining vested interests that has typified SA from back in 1982. It sets in train potentially long term BHP demand for water from the Great Artesian Basin in the driest State, with ongoing harm to the fragile and culturally significant Mound Springs.

See the articles linked below.

ABC article (15 June 2026): Concerns over Great Artesian Basin water impacts in new BHP agreement

InDaily article (15 June 2026): Outrage as days given to comment on new BHP deal with govt

FOE Adelaide also sent a letter to the Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam Maher asking for Traditional Owners submissions to be respected and listened to, especially the one from the Voice to Parliament. Ignoring them and calling them “irrelevant” makes a mockery of the whole Voice to Parliament project. We asked for the vote on the Bill in the Upper House to be stopped, and for proper hearings to be held after the Parliamentary winter break. When we phoned Minister Maher’s office today we were told our letter “had been taken into consideration”. See attached letter

 

Mining, Nuclear

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FOE Adelaide Submission on Roxby Downs Indenture Act

June 7, 2026

FOE Adelaide Submission to the Select Committee on Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill 2026 
Summary: This brief submission covers Community concern over the Bill’s rushed inadequate process, extended legal privileges to BHP interests, toxic mining waste, Traditional Owner rights, and continued threats to Mound Springs & Great Artesian Basin waters.
Note that notice of the callout for submissions was 22 May and closed on 1 June which was grossly inadequate for democracy to be fulfilled.
Refer to our brief submission here.

Clean Futures, Mining, Nuclear

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