The North to East Australia pipeline project has been dealt a major blow with ANZ announcing it will no longer provide direct project finance to pipelines dedicated to new oil and gas fields. This  follows a sustained five-month national campaign by Rising Tide, which saw communities and environmentalists rally in acts of civil disobedience against the multi-billion-dollar project.     

Over the last five months Rising Tide has completed 70 actions against the pipeline. Activist and Organiser Nick Willis points the unconventional measures in their demonstrations including disco dinosaurs, giant emojis and even a marching band. He says that despite the use of humour, there was a serious side highlighting the funds behind this massive gas pipeline which poses a major threat to our climate and futures.  

Meanwhile Industry and green groups also say the pipeline could release 1.4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases and boost Australia’s total emissions by up to 20 per cent.