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Onkaparinga moves to align public advertising with climate commitments
Climate communications charity Comms Declare and Peak Body for Environment Conservation Council SA has welcomed a decision by South Australia’s largest metropolitan council, to move toward...
ACT backs move to extend fossil fuel ad restrictions beyond schools
Having already banned fossil fuel sponsorship in its public schools, the ACT Government has agreed to explore further restrictions on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship across the Territory....
Comms Declare campaign marks one year of South Australia’s algal bloom
‘Climate Change is Blooming’ campaign satirises old-world tourism posters to expose new world climate disaster. Art Deco tourism posters have been given a sinister twist in a campaign by climate...
Cottesloe prevents unhealthy ads on bus shelters
Cottesloe has become the second council in the state of Western Australia to prevent fossil fuel advertising. In July 2025, Council unanimously voted to “support the promotion of healthy choices” in...
NZ billboards call for fossil fuel advertising bans
Cheeky billboards calling out the relentless promotion of fossil fuels have popped up across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, with a clear message for governments: stop fossil fuel...
ACT kids start 2026 with a fossil-free education
Children in the Australian Capital Territory are getting the best start to 2026 with a new policy that prohibits fossil fuel companies from marketing in schools. The Australian-first policy comes...
Shell-funded school materials downplay fossil fuels’ role in climate change report finds
Australian students as young as 10 are being taught climate change lessons shaped by a fossil fuel company, according to a New Report from climate communications charity Comms Declare. The...
Adelaide Metro to remove bus signs after greenwashing finding
The advertising regulator Ad Standards has found that Adelaide Metro has been misleading the public about gas. It comes after a complaint lodged by climate communications charity Comms Declare about...
Victoria recognises climate in school sponsorship policy
For the first time, the Victorian Department of Education says schools must consider climate change when choosing sponsorship partners. The change was announced on its official sponsorship policy...
Charity calls on National Press Club to cancel coal lobby speech
Comms Declare, which represents hundreds of workers in the marketing industries, has written to the National Press Club (NPC) asking that tomorrow’s talk by Future Coal Chief Executive, Michelle...
Adelaide buses greenwashing gas – Ad Standards complaint
Climate communications charity Comms Declare has made a complaint to the advertising regulator about Adelaide Metro buses showing the message 'Natural Gas - Clean and Green'. The ad appears on roofs...
Victoria to review school sponsorship rules with climate in mind
There’s progress in the push to protect children from coal, oil and gas propaganda in Victorian public schools. Education Minister Ben Carroll has confirmed that the Department of Education will...
New F-List report exposes fossil fuel contracts in New Zealand communications industry
The F-List 2025 released today by Comms Declare and Clean Creatives has named agencies in New Zealand working for fossil fuel companies. The report identified 14 agencies in New Zealand with fossil...
Fossil fuel lobbyists flood Canberra as agencies and media exposed in 2025 F-List
Comms Declare and Clean Creatives today released the F-List 2025, exposing the scale of fossil fuel influence in Australia’s advertising, PR, lobbying and media sectors. The report identifies 156...
Legality of Shell QGC sponsorship in question
Queensland Museum’s sponsorship deal with gas producer Shell QGC for its Future Makers children’s education program has come under scrutiny, with new legal advice suggesting the deal may breach...