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News & Media
Press Council finds gas-sponsored front page was not misleading
A complaint lodged by Comms Declare over a series of front-page newspaper stories promoting the gas industry has been dismissed by the Australian Press Council, despite the lack of transparency...
Greens policy to power clean energy marketing revolution
$275 million pledged to help cut fossil fuel sponsorships and boost renewables' visibility Climate communications group Comms Declare has welcomed a landmark proposal from the Australian Greens that...
Advance Tops Astroturfing Leaderboard
Far right political advertiser, Advance, has started the month with an ad blitz across five fake community and fake news social media pages. In the first week of April, its Facebook pages took out...
Press Council Complaint
We believe the opinion article by Nick Cater ‘Want honesty in politics? Teals should ditch the big spending hypocrisy’, published in the Australian Newspaper on 7 April, 2025, does not uphold the...
Nuclear campaigners target mothers
If you’re a middle aged female with an interest in solar power, nuclear campaigners want you. In the week 15th to the 21st of March, Nuclear for Australia and its offshoot astroturfing group, Mums...
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group breaches Greenwashing Code
A LinkedIn post has been removed by Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) following a complaint lodged by the Environmental Defenders Office on behalf of climate communications charity, Comms...
Transparency International and Partners call for immediate action to end high polluters lobby’s grip on UN Climate Talks at COP30
Berlin, 18 March 2025 – Today, Transparency International and over 250 organisations – including Greenpeace, WWF, and Actionaid Brasil – along with prominent figures like Carlos...
Big polluters, bigger advertising
Seen a lot of Woodside billboards lately? You're not imagining it.Data seen by Comms Declare shows that the petroleum giant quadrupled its spend on outdoor ads in 2024… even though it doesn't sell...
ACT moves to protect students from fossil fuel marketing
Australian-first ban on coal, oil and gas sponsorships in schools. Call for other states to follow suit as they sign new school funding agreements with the Federal Government The Legislative...
Jonah Ryan – Fake Independent
There was some strange shenanigans on Meta in November, 2024.A fake independent was spotted on Facebook. Jonah Ryan's photo appears to have been created by AI. His Facebook page (since deleted) and...
Ad Standards finds ‘clean gas’ claim is misleading
The company belonging to Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been found to have misled consumers about the cleanliness of methane gas. Ads for Hancock Prospecting’s recruitment webpage...
Parents sound the alarm over fossil fuel sponsorships
Parents sound the alarm: New report reveals concerns over fossil fuel school sponsorships harming children, with over half of parents backing an Australian-first restriction on coal, oil and gas...
Boost in pro-nuclear social media ads in January
A pro-nuclear lobby group, founded by a high school student and backed by businessman, Dick Smith, increased its advertising on Meta by 148% in January. Nuclear for Australia spent more than $24,000...
Ad Standards investigating Hancock Prospecting for alleged greenwashing
The company belonging to Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, is being investigated for allegedly misleading the public about the cleanliness of methane gas. Ads for Hancock Prospecting’s...
Press Council Complaint – Daily Telegraph
We submit that the front page article in the Daily Telegraph on Monday 2/12/24 named “Dark Ages” violates Press Council Guidelines regarding advertorials. The Guidelines for Advertorials state,...