News items from Earth Matters

There’s an iconic battle shaping up in inland Queensland, as mining magnate Clive Palmer attempts to build Australia’s biggest coal mine slap bang on top of a nature refuge. But what does it mean for climate, and the local economy?File Download (27:53 min / 13 MB)

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy began in 1972 with the fight for Land Rights. 40 years later Mining Corporations run rampart & Native Title is a farce. On Jan 26 the ‘Federation of Aboriginal Sovereign Nations’ convenes at the Embassy to discuss this issue in the context of Sovereignty.File Download (31:30 min / 15 MB)

The Hidden Valley gold and silver mine in the Morobe Province is affecting communities living along the Watut River, a long and fast-flowing river in the lush mountains of Papua New Guinea. We hear interviews with community members, NGOs, MP’s and engineers on the impacts as well as the way forward.File Download (29:59 min / 14 MB)

Forest Activist Miranda Gibson battles industry giants Ta Ann (the new Gunns) from The Observer Tree – a one of a kind newsroom at the top of a tree, in a forest, on a mountain.File Download (30:06 min / 14 MB)