Campaigning by GetUp members has been widely recognised in the media. Here's a collection of press clippings.
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Yesterday Opposition immigration spokeswoman Sharman Stone delivered the Coalition’s case on why they opposed the bill to abolish detention debt...GetUp have a delegation doing the rounds in Canberra today, including Masoud Shams (who has a $262,000 bill to his name), Kasian Wililo’s wife...
Date: June 26th 2009
Publication: Crikey
Author: Sophie Black
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A much-criticised feature of Australia's immigration detention is set to be erased by the Rudd Labor government and a handful of conservative M-Ps .
Parliament is in the process of passing laws to abolish the practice of charging asylum seekers for their detention, and also moving to make...
Date: June 25th 2009
Publication: ABC - Radio Australia
Author: Linda Mottram
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Lismore business woman Deborah Ray has the evening free this coming Thursday...GetUp! is promoting its June 11 get-togethers as a chance for people to discuss issues that could be advanced though an Australian bill of human rights.
Date: June 5th 2009
Publication: The Northern Star
Author: Hannah Ross
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Unwired has become the ninth internet service provider to join the federal Government's controversial internet filtering trials as Young Labor rebels against the plans to censor the world wide web.
Date: June 2nd 2009
Publication: Australian IT
Author: Mitchell Bingemann
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TIMBER workers turned the tables on conservationists yesterday, protesting outside the ANZ Bank.
Date: May 20th 2009
Publication: The Mercury
Author: NICK CLARK
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It has been four-and-a-half years since Tasmania’s then-premier Paul Lennon announced plans for a pulp mill in the state's north; and after years of controversy and legal battles, it seems construction of the mill may be about to start. In recent weeks, speculation has grown that Gunns is close...
Date: May 19th 2009
Publication: The 7.30 Report
Author: Conor Duffy
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Freedom of Information documents reveal the timber company, Gunns, will be charged very low water rates for its planned pulp mill in Tasmania's north.
Date: May 15th 2009
Publication: ABC
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The company's stocks recently gained ground to achieve some of their best levels in six months, but they began to slide again this week after reports the mill's approval might be open to legal challenge.
Date: May 14th 2009
Publication: ABC News
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The Australian community is divided over whether the Federal Government's proposed revised climate change strategy is a step in the right direction. The changes extend the upper limit of possible carbon reductions to 25 per cent, but delay its introduction for a year until 2011.
Date: May 11th 2009
Publication: Eureka Street
Author: Michael Mullins
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Tasmanian government approval for Gunns Ltd's controversial pulp mill is reportedly invalid and open to legal challenge.
Date: May 11th 2009
Publication: Business Spectator
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Australia's forestry workers' union has moved to enlist the support of its international affiliates in the propaganda war over Gunns Ltd's proposed Tasmanian pulp mill.
Date: May 8th 2009
Publication: Industrysearch.com
Author: AAP
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Australia's forestry workers' union has moved to enlist the support of its international affiliates in the propaganda war over Gunns Ltd's proposed Tasmanian pulp mill.
Date: May 7th 2009
Publication: Business Spectator
Author: AAP
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After months of stagnation the debate surrounding Gunns' Tasmanian pulp mill is back on with the forestry union and opponents of the mill doing battle for the hearts and minds of European bankers.
Date: May 7th 2009
Publication: ABC - The World Today
Author: Felicity Ogilvie
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The organisation that helped deliver young voters to Kevin Rudd at the last election will campaign in marginal seats to pressure Labor to shift ground on climate change. Lobby group GetUp warns that the Government faces an electoral backlash from ALP supporters at the next election, due before...
Date: May 7th 2009
Publication: The Australian
Author: Ewin Hannan
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Divisions are emerging in the Australian Conservation Foundation's board and council over the foundation's apparent backing of the Government's emissions trading scheme.
Date: May 6th 2009
Publication: The Age
Author: Tom Arup and Adam Morton
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Some green groups say they are "outraged" at plans to delay emissions trading, as a bitter split emerges within the conservation movement.
Date: May 5th 2009
Publication: Business Spectator
Author: AAP
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An executive briefing on the Environment for May 1, 2009, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
Date: May 1st 2009
Publication: Individual.com
Author: Asia Pulse
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The world has moved on from projects such as Gunns’ pulp mill, which destroy the natural environment and pollute the atmosphere. It is time the logging industry got behind new and innovative opportunities for job creation in rural Tasmania and work with us to build vibrant rural communities.
Date: May 1st 2009
Publication: Tasmanian Times
Author: Paul Oosting
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Gunns has dismissed the latest attempt to derail its pulp mill project in northern Tasmania as "sad and pathetic". The Wilderness Society and lobby group GetUp! have taken their fight against the mill to Europe, using a leading financial publication to warn overseas banks against financing the...
Date: May 1st 2009
Publication: Herald Sun
Author: Richard Lawson
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A LEADING environmental group has taken its fight against the Gunns pulp mill to Europe, where the company is hoping to secure finance for the $2.2 billion project.
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Courier Mail
Author: AAP
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The Wilderness Society has placed an advertisement in Britain`s Financial Times warning European banks they will be "pulping their profits`` if they finance the controversial mill proposed for Tasmania`s Tamar Valley. Gunns is looking for overseas finance after its Australian banker - ANZ -...
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Always Hot News
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A leading environmental group has taken its fight against the Gunns pulp mill to Europe, where the company is hoping to secure finance for the $2.2 billion project. The Wilderness Society has placed an advertisement in Britain's Financial Times warning European banks they will be "pulping their...
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Herald Sun
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Gunns has described as "sad and pathetic" the latest attempt to derail its pulp mill project in northern Tasmania. The Wilderness Society and lobby group GetUp! have taken their fight against the mill to Europe, using a leading financial publication to warn overseas banks against financing the...
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: ABC News
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A leading environmental group has taken its fight against the Gunns pulp mill to Europe, where the company is hoping to secure finance for the $2.2 billion project.
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: SBS World News
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This morning's edition of London's Financial Times is running an advertisement urging European banks not to finance Gunns' Tasmanian Pulp Mill...The ad is being run by The Wilderness Society and has been financed by donations to the lobby group Get Up!
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: ABC News
Author: Felicity Ogilvie for AM
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This morning's 'Financial Times' in London is running an advertisement urging European banks not to finance Gunns' Tasmanian Pulp Mill. The three-quarter page ad warns the banks they'll be pulping their profits if they finance the mill.
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Radio National - AM
Author: Tony Eastley & Felicity Ogilvie
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A leading environmental group has taken its fight against the Gunns pulp mill to Europe, where the company is hoping to secure finance for the $2.2 billion project...The advertisement was funded by Australian lobby group Get Up!, which notes the Financial Times is read at all major banks in...
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Nine MSN
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The Wilderness Society has stepped up its campaign against potential financiers of Gunns Ltd's $2.2 billion pulp mill in Tasmania...Mr Oosting said the Wilderness Society and community campaigning organisation GetUp would seek to run an advertisement in the European edition of the Financial Times...
Date: April 30th 2009
Publication: Weekly Times Now
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NICK CLARK
April 28, 2009 09:02am
THE Wilderness Society has stepped up its campaign against potential financiers of Gunns Ltd's $2.2 billion pulp mill.
Date: April 28th 2009
Publication: The Mercury
Author: Nick Clark
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The Wilderness Society today called on the Tasmanian Government to remove Tasmanias native forests from the wood supply deal for Gunns proposed pulp mill. The call comes following Gunns reaction to a full-page ad that The Wilderness Society, GetUp and BankTrack will run in the European edition of...
Date: April 28th 2009
Publication: Tasmanian Times
Author: Paul Oosting
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Tomorrow, 29 April 2009, the Wilderness Society will run this full-page advertisement in the Financial Times. The Wilderness Society has released a list of the banks which have committed not to finance Gunns’ proposed pulp mill in Tasmania. The following four banks have not yet ruled out...
Date: April 28th 2009
Publication: Pulp Inc.
Author: Christ Lang
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THE Wilderness Society has stepped up its campaign against potential financiers of Gunns Ltd's $2.2 billion pulp mill.
Date: April 28th 2009
Publication: The Mercury
Author: Nick Clark
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Australian advocacy group, GetUp is today launching a new campaign targeting potential international financiers of Gunns Ltd’s controversial pulp mill in Tasmania.
GetUp members are donating to fund a print ad in the European Financial Times, naming the major banks that have not ruled out...
Date: April 27th 2009
Author: The GetUp team
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THE Labor Government is trying to tiptoe away from its commitment last year to introduce a paid maternity leave scheme. It shouldn't be allowed to get away with it; the global economic downturn is no excuse. In fact it should go further and apply the tax rebate for child care to the use of...
Date: April 18th 2009
Publication: The Australian
Author: Peter van Onselen
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LABOR is under growing pressure to fund paid maternity leave in the budget with new modelling showing it would boost economic activity and create thousands of jobs.
Date: April 17th 2009
Publication: News.com.au
Author: Susanna Dunkerley
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Last month my friend Satish Kumar said in Sustained magazine that the happiest people are those who live close to the land and use their hands ? craftspeople and farmers. As a naturalist, keen gardener and soon-to-be vegetable-plot devotee, this resonates with me.
Date: April 16th 2009
Publication: The Ecologist
Author: Jules Peck
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Next Tuesday April 21 sees the Adelaide round of consultations as part of the national debate on human rights.
Date: April 14th 2009
Publication: Blaze
Author: Ron Hughes
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The Federal Government must seize control of the Murray Darling from the states to help protect the river system for future generations, Australian advocacy group, GetUp said today. The group’s call comes as the Murray River recorded its lowest water inflow level in three months, fuelling fears...
Date: April 8th 2009
Author: The GetUp team
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The Federal Government must seize control of the Murray Darling from the states to help protect the river system for future generations, says Australian advocacy group, GetUp.
Date: April 8th 2009
Publication: The Independent Weekly
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A year ago next week, 1000 of our "best and brightest" flew to Canberra to tell the Rudd Government precisely how to run our country.
Date: April 8th 2009
Publication: Herald Sun
Author: Andrew Bolt
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KEVIN Rudd has announced the "largest infrastructure decision in Australia's history" after deciding not to award the National Broadband Network contract to a company.
Date: April 7th 2009
Publication: Courier Mail
Author: Andrew Ramadge and wires
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THE head of the media watchdog has accused journalists of whipping up controversy over the Federal Government's secret list of banned websites.
Date: April 6th 2009
Publication: News.com.au
Author: Andrew Ramadge
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On Line Opinion hopes to play its part in this diversification of politics by providing a platform for new stars to make a name for themselves. Because of our philosophy of "gate-keeping lite", a relatively open architecture approach to publishing ideas, along with the fact that mainstream media...
Date: April 6th 2009
Publication: Onlineopinion.com.au
Author: Graham Young
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Federal MPs may have some unexcpected visitors today, as Australia parents play an April Fools day joke on the Government.
Date: April 1st 2009
Author: The GetUp team
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"Each MP's electorate office will today be accepting newborns for a free child minding service. This is another example of Labor's commitment to working families," it says. The ad was taken out by GetUp!, an independent lobby group making a point about Labor's election promise to introduce paid...
Date: April 1st 2009
Publication: The Age
Author: Reko Rennie, Jamie Waterhouse
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Acting Prime Minister, Julia Gillard said Australians shouldn’t take the stunt too seriously “we’ve received the PC report and we’ve said we will consider it.’”
Date: April 1st 2009
Publication: ABC Radio National
Author: ABC Radio National
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THE federal Government has been told to abandon a push for internet filters following the decision of a second service provider to withdraw from a planned trial.
Date: March 25th 2009
Publication: Brisbane Courier Mail
Author: Brisbane Courier Mail
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Join the fight against climate change and convince the government to act
Date: March 20th 2009
Publication: The Canberra times
Author: Simon Sheik
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A group of Australian mums, dads and their kids will today meet with Family Affairs Minister Jenny
Macklin to present a 43,000 strong petition by community advocacy organisation GetUp! urging
the Federal Government to include a government-funded paid parental leave scheme in this
May’s...
Date: March 20th 2009
Author: GetUp
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Press Conference today at Sydney University - To mark the beginning of a new academic year, university students will today push for better student services on campuses, as the Senate debates a Student Amenities Fee to reverse the Howard Government’s Voluntary Student Unionism.
Date: March 2nd 2009
Author: GetUp
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