Comms Declare

commsdeclare.orgAdelaide votes to end fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship - Comms DeclareAdelaide is the 24th Australian jurisdiction to restrict fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships.

Amazing news! #Adelaide tonight became the 24th jurisdiction in Australia to vote to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships🎆 #fossiladban commsdeclare.org/2026/10/27/a...

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Adam Schwarz

@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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Tim Stephens

@proftimstephens.bsky.social

"A coal mine is targeting children in marketing materials spruiking coal and has stated its goal is to influence school curriculum." Imagine the outcry if an asbestos mine did this? Coal gets a free pass, even though it imperils the safe climate we all depend on. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

smh.com.auCoal, colouring-in and classrooms: Hunter Valley mine’s push into schoolsThe operator of the Mount Pleasant mine near Muswellbrook says its goal is to influence the school curriculum.

Woodside-branded Surf Lifesaving shirts have broken WA containment lines. Be vigilant!

A new twist in the MACH Energy coal expansion saga - the company had plans to "influence curriculum". 🧵 Reported today in Nine Newspapers www.smh.com.au/environment/...

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Comms Declare and our allies @parentsforclimate.bsky.social @youth4climate.bsky.social @docsenvaus.bsky.social and more, want the NSW and Federal governments to stop these kinds of activities.

Act now to help protect kids education! commsdeclare.org/take-action/

A new twist in the MACH Energy coal expansion saga - the company had plans to "influence curriculum". 🧵 Reported today in Nine Newspapers www.smh.com.au/environment/...

The coal giant has been working in schools around its Mount Pleasant mine - and had stated plans to go beyond marketing to actually influencing school curriculums.

We don't know what materials they used in schools, but check out their newsletter content.....

Fossil fuels out of schools! One of our interns has just joined AYCC to take the message to Canberra. Coal, oil and gas companies must be banned from; 🏫sponsoring schools and children's programs 👩‍💻writing lessons 👩‍🎓training teachers (yes, all those things are currently happening)

events.humanitix.comHonest Conversations | Purpose-Driven Agency Leaders on Navigating a Market in FluxHonest talk from 3 purpose-driven agency leaders on surviving a market in flux. Panel, Q&A + networking.

Next Tuesday in Melbourne! Industry leaders get real about the ad industry chat that retainers-are-dying, AI-is-everything, and "ethical" is not the point of difference it used to be. Sign up 👇Spots are limited. events.humanitix.com/honest-conve...

theconversation.comCouncils that restrict harmful advertising won’t lose out on profitsSome councils are restricting advertising for carbon-intensive forms of consumption in publicly controlled spaces to avoid undermining health or environmental goals.

Hey 👋 local councils! More evidence you can stop publishing ads for climate polluters and still make $$$ on your advertising sites. theconversation.com/councils-tha...

WIN! Adelaide University has just confirmed to us that the old Santos Petroleum Engineering Building will be renamed the 'Sustainable Energy Futures Building' 🌍 The move follows advocacy from us, Conservation Council of SA and others to free our public institutions from climate polluters. 👍

mumbrella.com.auNews24 to capitalise on Youtube success with dedicated US and UK programsNews24 is launching two new digital shows in the United States and United Kingdom, hosted by former Trump staffer Elizabeth Pipko and Talk TV commentator Samara Gill, respectively.The News Corp-owned ...

Nobody: Sky News: mumbrella.com.au/news24-to-ca...

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Matt Golding

@goldingcartoons.bsky.social

Scope three emissions boomerang. @theageaustralia.bsky.social

linkedin.comThe great data centre sportswash begins.In September, a company few have ever heard of, suddenly popped up as the major benefactor of Tasmanian sport. Firmus Technologies stumped up millions for numerous, multi-year deals across AFL, basket...

Has the great data centre #sportswash begun? Our Founder takes a look at Firmus' sports sponsorships in Tasmania and gives tips on what teams should look out for in a data centre partner. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...

Independent Media Australia.

A write up here in Sponsorship News delves more into the data centre issue (subscription required) sponsorshipnews.com.au/index.php/un...

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Governments know how dangerous climate collapse is. Why aren’t they telling us? https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-10-02/479808/ #Auspol

pearlsandirritations.comGovernments know how dangerous climate collapse is. Why aren’t they telling us?British intelligence warns that climate and ecosystem collapse could drive conflict, migration, famine and economic instability. Yet governments continue to conceal the full scale of the threat.

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Thanks to Ad News for covering our #pre-cop campaign at Fiji Airport. #COP31 www.adnews.com.au/news/billboa...

abc.net.auInside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classroomsAt least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.

Amazing insights here into how big oil is pushing into Australian schools. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

australiandemocracy.org.auLobbying PrinciplesWorking together for a fairer democracy

We're proud to support the Australian Democracy Network's Lobbying Reform Principles including; Universal Rules Stop the Revolving Door Mandate Transparency Independent Regulator Effective Penalties australiandemocracy.org.au/lobbying-pri...

carbonimpactstracer.comCarbon Impacts Tracer

Amazing new tool from Australian researchers! See the impact fossil fuel projects have on people and the planet. carbonimpactstracer.com

In the #AFL #GF the sponsorship battle is between Caltex and Woodside. Who wins? None of us. #climatebreakdown #fremantle #Lions #getoffmychest

Delegates arriving in Fiji for UN climate talks in coming days will see a message they can't ignore. Just like tobacco, we must stop coal, oil and gas corporations from promoting the products that harm us. Thanks to the terrific team at Brains Agency for this amazing work! #COP31 #fossiladban

google.comFiji airport billboards call foul on fossil fuel advertising in Comms Declare campaign via BrainsMinisters and dignitaries arriving in Fiji for the Pre-COP talks will be met at Nadi International Airport by billboards with a clear message: it's time to call foul on fossil fuel advertising. The ...

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forbes.comHow A Climate Comedy Accidentally Scripted Real Fossil-Fuel PropagandaComedy series SLICK satirizes Big Oil's ad industry, and predicted a real fossil-fuel propaganda game before it existed. Inside the data behind the joke.

Love to see this coverage of the F-list and our great allies overseas. www.forbes.com/sites/davidr...

@andyscollick.bsky.social

22 Sept

So happy to welcome Campaign Republic to our Clean Directory! They've worked with some of the biggest names in social change and can help your organisation with everything from campaign design to media training. www.campaign-republic.com

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Andy Scollick

19 Sept

Scientists: The world must nose dive CO2, methane and other greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid global societal destruction. Engineers: Yes, we have the technology. We can do that. Politicians: Nah. Let's burn more oil and gas. Keep things popular whilst we fight the next general election.

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Maggie Harrison Dupré

@mharrisondupre.bsky.social

17 Sept

NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting. When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse. futurism.com/artificial-i...

futurism.comHow Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per MonthBrown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.

18 Sept

Sadly not satire from the coal lobby…

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Terrific coverage of our F-List 2026 of agencies with fossil fuel clients www.adnews.com.au/news/f-list-...

The earth 🌍is heating, the glaciers are melting and advertising agencies are still helping fossil fuel companies. The F-List, researched by @cleancreatives.bsky.social reveals who is doing the dirty work in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. 140 contracts were found overall. 🧵

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Seven agencies worked for clients that fought the tax on gas export super profits, denying tax payers a potential $17 billion revenue per year. Thanks Curious Minds Media, CMAX Advisory, Freshwater Strategy, Willard Public Affairs, Carat Australia, SEC Newgate and Hawker Britton.

See if your agency is on the local F-List at commsdeclare.org/f-list/ and while you're there, check out our Clean Directory for a better kind of media partner. 😘 #ClimateComms

For the fourth year running lobbyist, GRACosway, had the most fossil fuel clients, including Glencore, Shell and Solstice Energy (the rebranded Tas Gas).

Despite dropping some agencies, Ampol and its NZ arm, Z Energy, had the most contracts overall at 8. They include several lobbyists and TGI Sports - a sports marketing company.

15 Sept

Big surprises coming today in the F-List 2026 for Australia and New Zealand. Subscribe to get the news first: commsdeclare.org/about-us/#su...

deepcutnews.comQueensland LNP copies Trump’s playbook with conservative appointeesA string of appointments in recent months has drawn concerns the LNP is quietly eroding the independence of state boards

15 Sept

They’re coming for climate education. www.deepcutnews.com/p/queensland...

fossilfreeclassrooms.orgFossil Fuel Influence in Australian ClassroomsA public record of fossil fuel company programs, sponsorships and materials reaching Australian children.

13 Sept

We're thrilled to see the issue of fossil fuel companies influencing children being taken up by @advocacyresearch.bsky.social On this website can dive deep into the #marketing and #sponsorship programs targeting kids, and report your own examples. fossilfreeclassrooms.org

13 Sept

Terrific essay on how to defend our planet against end of times fascism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

10 Sept

Ping #auspol When will they get it? 🤷🏻 apple.news/Ab6k9Yzo0QMq...

podcasts.apple.comMeta glasses stealth advertising, UN climate reporting falls short + Murdoch’s smart TV dealPodcast Episode · We Used to be Journos · 8 September · 58min · Video

10 Sept

Listen 👂🏼 to a proper dissection of Australian media’s non-reporting of the planet failing to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees @Ettemedia.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...

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Adam McKay

@ghostpanther.bsky.social

8 Sept