The Victorian government has pledged $43.5million in support to help combat what could be the worst locust plague in over 75 years in South Eastern Australia with potential imapcts on agriculture of over $2 billion.

Victoria, Australia: Images of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind in operation in Victoria, Australia. Photo: Joseph Feil

California, USA, February 2010: Renewable clean energy images of solar, wind, natural gas, biomass, and also non-renewable nuclear and oil. Additional images and portraits available - please email for more information. Photos: Joseph Feil

Kaili, Guizhou, China - August 10th 2007: Portraits of ethnic Chinese minority Miao people, some wearing traditional dress. Members of a village shown in age order ranging from 6 years old to 73 years old. Photo: Joseph Feil

Western Sumatra, Indonesia: A devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck at 5.16pm local timeon September 30 2009, 85km under the sea north-west of Padang that has claimed the lives of an estimated 2000 people. Photography: Joseph Feil see a short video at: http://www.vimeo.com/7643102

RELEASE

Public protest is an important yet diminishing form of public expression, particularly in first world democracies. In the very political structures designed to allow debate, ambivalence and apathy dominate. Yet protest still exists, and the images in this series cover a range of important issues including indigenous rights, refugee policy, industrial relations, the war on Iraq and the ongoing issues between Israel and Palestinians.