{"id":327470,"date":"2025-12-02T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/telstra-is-screening-our-calls-so-we-called-out-their-fossil-fuel-lobbying\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:36:09","slug":"telstra-is-screening-our-calls-so-we-called-out-their-fossil-fuel-lobbying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=327470","title":{"rendered":"Telstra is screening our calls \u2013 so we called out their fossil fuel lobbying"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In November a crew of Greenpeace activists visited\u00a0Telstra\u2019s head office and flagship stores in Sydney and Melbourne to deliver one simple message:\u00a0Telstra\u00a0must cut ties with the gas lobby.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Greenpeace activists stage interactive protest outside Telstra\u2019s flagship store in Melbourne, calling on the company to disconnect from the gas lobby. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The truth is,\u00a0your phone plan could be supporting fossil fuel lobbying.<\/strong>\u00a0Telstra\u00a0is a paying member of the Business Council of Australia (BCA)<\/a>, a lobby group stacked with polluters that\u2019s been pushing the government to approve more dirty gas projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been trying to connect with\u00a0Telstra\u00a0for months \u2013 but they still won\u2019t take our calls.<\/strong>\u00a0So after crashing their AGM last month<\/a> we knew it was time to turn up the heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking our mock Telstra phone booth out for a spin<\/h2>\n

We didn\u2019t just show up to\u00a0Telstra\u2019s stores empty-handed, in typical Greenpeace fashion we went all out<\/a>.\u00a0We constructed a life-sized mock\u00a0Telstra\u00a0phone booth and wheeled it right outside\u00a0Telstra\u2019s flagship store in Melbourne.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Greenpeace activists unload a mock Telstra phone booth in the Melbourne CBD, preparing to transport it in front of Telstra\u2019s flagship store. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We handed out hundreds of flyers to customers and chatted to\u00a0Telstra\u2019s employees, giving them ways to take action<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t imagine how they got there (\"\ud83e\udd2b\") but posters calling\u00a0Telstra\u00a0to disconnect with Big Gas appeared all over\u00a0Telstra\u2019s phone booths surrounding their HQ and flagship offices. Along with some pretty cheeky stickers!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Call me, Telstra stickers appeared all over Telstra\u2019s phone booths across Melbourne and Sydney CBD. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also booked out a giant billboard right in view of\u00a0Telstra\u2019s HQ in Melbourne.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Greenpeace billboard right in view of Telstra\u2019s headquarters in Melbourne. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Telstra\u2019s HQ was packed with new employees when we arrived in the foyer, and we managed to distribute hundreds of flyers and make sure our message would be passed on to senior management.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What comes next<\/h2>\n

For years, the BCA has been delaying climate action<\/strong>, gaining influence from the fact it claims to represent hundreds of Australia\u2019s biggest brands. But when those brands walk away, the gas lobby\u2019s power starts to crumble.<\/p>\n

Already, several companies like Rio Tinto, UTS, and Atlassian have responded to the pressure from our campaign by taking steps to move up our Climate Credibility Scorecard<\/a> \u2013 so we know it\u2019s working.\u00a0But instead of siding with Australian communities,\u00a0Telstra\u00a0is choosing to back in Big Gas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Telstra has an influential role in the BCA \u2013 and what they do next has the potential to genuinely shift the BCA\u2019s position on gas<\/strong>. This is an opportunity for Telstra to be part of the solution by aligning its lobbying activity with its values, which could encourage other companies to step up too.<\/p>\n

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Activists hand out flyers to employees and customers outside Telstra\u2019s flagship store in Sydney. \u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But so far the company is remaining silent, implicitly endorsing the BCA\u2019s fossil fuel lobbying. So it\u2019s up to all of us to keep the pressure up!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Together, we can make it impossible for corporations to hide behind lobby groups like the BCA \u2013 and prove that their customers aren\u2019t falling for the greenwash.<\/p>\n

Telstra\u00a0may try to block our calls, but they can\u2019t block our movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hey \u2013 before you go, click here to leave a message for Telstra\u2019s leadership team<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Tell Telstra and other big brands to break up with Big Gas<\/p>\n

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