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Campaigning by GetUp members has been widely recognised in the media. Here's a collection of press clippings.

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Former detainee: debt a reminder of trauma and tragedy

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

Changes to immigration detention in Australia

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

Lismore woman has GetUp! and go

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

Filter plan angers Labor youth base

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

Gunns' 20 in bank protest

TIMBER workers turned the tables on conservationists yesterday, protesting outside the ANZ Bank.

Date: May 20th 2009
Publication: The Mercury
Author: NICK CLARK

Gunns pulp mill construction soon to be underway

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

Farmers outraged by Gunns' water deal

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

Gunns' shares slide

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

Australia's chance to lead climate change action

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

Gunns mill open to legal challenge: report

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
Author:

Union calls on international comrades to back pulp mill

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

CFMEU calls for European bank support for pulp mill

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

Pulp mill debate moves to Europe

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

Lobby group ready to get up Rudd's nose on climate

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

Support splits green group

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

Green groups split over ETS changes

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

BRIEFING - ASIA ENVIRONMENT - MAY 1, 2009

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

Job losses and economic decline: the true cost of the pulp mill

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

Mill opponents take aim with ad

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

Wilderness pulp mill protest in Financial Times

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

Activists take pulp mill fight to Europe

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

Wilderness pulp mill protest in Financial Times

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

Local groups take Gunns fight to Europe

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

Gunns mill battle 'economic sabotage'

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

Banks urged to boycott Gunns

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

Anti pulp mill ad targets European banks

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

Aussie groups take Gunns fight to Europe

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

Banks targeted over pulp mill

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

Pulp mill financing targeted

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

Rule out native forest supply …

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

Gunns pulp mill: high risk investment?

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

Pulp mill financing targeted

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

Anti-Pulp Mill Ad To Run In European Financial Times

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

Promises broken on maternity leave

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

Report shows paid maternity leave would boost economy, create new jobs

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

The end of consumerism

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

National Human Rights Consultation

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

Federal Government Must Takeover Murray River Management

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

Feds must take over Murray: GetUp

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

Sucked in by 2020 vision

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

Government to build broadband network on its own

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

ACMA boss Chris Chapman blames media for blacklist 'conspiracy'

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

OLO: here's to the next ten years

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

Working Families Target Rudd in April Fools Day Statement

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

April Fool's pranksters out in force

"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

Acting PM Julia Gillard responds to GetUp's April Fools Joke

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

Call for plug to be pulled on net filter

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

New Wave of Planet Warriors

Join the fight against climate change and convince the government to act

Date: March 20th 2009
Publication: The Canberra times
Author: Simon Sheik

Aussie Mums Meet Macklin to Urge Delivery on Paid Parental Leave

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

‘Mobile E-Campaigning Stations’ Allow Students Around The Nation To Join Call For A Student Amenities Fee

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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