Monash Uni Must Dump Dirty Woodside Partnership
Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has called on Monash University to dump its partnership with climate wreckers Woodside Energy amid staff concerns about attempts to cover up a “climate change and energy transition” conference with the gas giant at the university’s Prato campus in June 2024.
Earlier this year, Senator Mehreen Faruqi introduced a Bill that requires universities to disclose and divest from any partnerships with dirty industries, including fossil fuel companies and weapons manufacturers. This Bill and Explanatory Memorandum can be found here.
As stated by Senator Mehreen Faruqi:
“Instead of covering up its partnership with Woodside, Monash should rip it up altogether.
“Universities should be places that advance the public good, not help morally bankrupt companies like Woodside greenwash their reputation and muddy the science as they torch the planet for profit.
“Last month, Woodside got approval from the Labor Government to proceed with the most polluting fossil fuel project in the Southern Hemisphere. That should be a red line for Monash University, especially since it will be young people, like Monash students, who will bear the brunt of climate collapse.
“The funding cuts of successive federal Governments have led universities to cozy up to companies like Woodside Energy and Elbit Systems which profiteer from the destruction of people and planet.
“The Albanese Government must commit to fully funding universities to be places of democracy, equity and public good.
“The Greens stand in solidarity with Stop Woodside Monash, and will keep pushing all universities to disclose and divest from dirty industries.”
https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/monash-uni-must-dump-dirty-woodside-partnership