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Walk With Us

Traditional Owners send a powerful message to super funds: stop investing in Santos

Many of Australia’s biggest financial institutions claim to support the rights of Traditional Owners and care about climate. Yet almost all of them are enabling the destructive plans of Santos by funding or investing in this toxic company which has gas expansion plans consistent with catastrophic levels of global warming and that pose serious risks to the human rights of Traditional Owners.

This is why Gomeroi and Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners are sending a powerful message to Australian financial institutions: Ditch Santos.

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A documentary, Walk With Us,[1] tells the story of Gomeroi and Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners coming together to escalate the fight against Santos and its Narrabri and Barossa gas projects.

For many years, Traditional Owners from Gomeroi Country have challenged Santos’ Narrabri gas project, a plan to build 850 gas wells in the Pilliga Forest near Narrabri, New South Wales. Traditional Owners from the Tiwi Islands have resisted Santos over its offshore Barossa gas project, where the company plans on drilling for gas in Tiwi Islands Sea Country.

Our super fund continues to invest in Santos and has failed to publicly demand the company discontinue its pursuit of the Barossa and Narrabri projects, against Traditional Owners’ wishes.

Tiwi Islands, Gomeroi, and Larrakia Traditional Owners have made it clear that this is unacceptable by filing a complaint with major super funds over Santos’ disregard for human rights.[2]

While our super fund remains invested in Santos, members’ retirement savings will continue financially supporting this company and its grotesque indifference to the rights of Traditional Owners. I demand you immediately and publicly divest from Santos as a sign of solidarity with Traditional Owners and to avoid the growing reputational risks stemming from association with this toxic company.

[1] https://www.marketforces.org.au/walk-with-us/

[2] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-26/tiwi-traditional-owners-human-rights-complaint-superfunds-santos/102263366

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Walk With Us tells the story of Gomeroi and Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners coming together to escalate the fight against Santos’ Narrabri and Barossa gas projects. These Traditional Owners have a powerful message for Australia’s super funds: stop investing in Santos and enabling its destructive new gas projects.

For many years, Traditional Owners from Gomeroi Country have challenged Santos’ Narrabri gas project, a plan to build 850 gas wells in the Pilliga Forest near Narrabri, New South Wales. Traditional Owners from the Tiwi Islands have also stood up to Santos over its offshore Barossa gas project, where the company plans on drilling for gas in Tiwi Islands Sea Country.

Representatives from both Gomeroi and Tiwi Islands communities have made it abundantly clear to Santos that they do not want their lands and waters being exploited for gas by Santos.

First Nations Campaigners Antonia Burke, Miah Wright, and Karra Kinchela observe the Tiwi coastline and Sea Country that will be affected by the impacts of Santos’ destructive, carbon-intensive Barossa Gas field.

How super funds are enabling Santos

Many of Australia’s biggest super funds claim to support the rights of Traditional Owners. Yet almost all of them remain invested in Santos and are failing Traditional Owners by letting this company get away with ignoring communities and undermining their rights. Traditional Owners have the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), Equator Principles and International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards.

This is why Traditional Owners are now sending a powerful message to Australia’s super funds: stop investing in Santos and backing its destruction of Country.

Take action and support Traditional Owners by demanding your super fund ditches Santos and stops enabling its destructive gas projects.

Gomeroi women Miah Wright and Karra Kinchela step within the Sacred Sandstone caves in the Pilliga forest. This incredible culturally relevant natural landmark is at risk from Santos’ Narrabri gas project.

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How Australia’s big four banks are enabling Santos

Australia’s big banks ANZ, NAB, and Westpac – all claim to support the rights of Traditional Owners, yet continue to prop Santos up with hundreds of millions of dollars in loans even as Traditional Owners contest the projects Santos is bulldozing ahead with. Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners have made it clear that funding Santos and its projects while they are disputed on human rights grounds is unacceptable, and in 2023 Traditional Owners lodged formal human rights complaints with 12 banks – including ANZ, NAB and Westpac. Other First Nations communities, including Gomeroi and Larrakia, are calling on the banks to fulfil their human rights obligations and stop lending to projects that bring about cultural and natural harm to the planet.

Australia’s biggest bank, Commonwealth Bank, cut ties with Santos in 2024. At the same time, ANZ, NAB, and Westpac increased their support for the climate wrecking company by all participating in a $1.24 billion financing deal.

This is why Traditional Owners are now sending a powerful message to Australia’s big banks: stop financing Santos and its destruction of Country.

Take action and support Traditional Owners by demanding your bank ditches Santos and stops enabling its destructive gas projects.

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A documentary, Walk With Us,[1] tells the story of Gomeroi and Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners coming together to escalate the fight against Santos and its Narrabri and Barossa gas projects. This documentary makes it clear that your bank is complicit in Santos’ gas expansion plans that will harm community, Country and climate.

For many years, Traditional Owners from Gomeroi Country have challenged Santos’ Narrabri gas project, a plan to build 850 gas wells in the Pilliga Forest near Narrabri, New South Wales. Traditional Owners from the Tiwi Islands have resisted Santos over its offshore Barossa gas project.

Your bank continues to provide corporate loans that Santos can use to pursue its harmful expansion plans. This financial support, and your failure to rule out further finance for Santos’ destructive gas projects shows blatant disregard for Traditional Owners’ demand to protect Country.

Given your bank is committed to uphold and protect the rights of First Nations Peoples and align your financial activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, I demand your bank immediately and publicly rules out any future loans to Santos.

[1] https://www.marketforces.org.au/walk-with-us/

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