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Safeguard Mechanism Review – have your say before 18 September

The Safeguard Mechanism is Australia’s main policy designed to drive down domestic climate pollution from mining, manufacturing, transport, oil, gas and waste. The policy is poorly designed and not reducing emissions at the rate needed to help Australia do its part to limit the most harmful impacts of climate change. The Federal Government has released […]

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Data centres,
done right

EDO principles for responsible data centre development Australia has an opportunity to get data centre development right. They’re the defining development of the decade and the decisions made today could inform environmental outcomes for a generation or more. Data centres can deliver economic and technological benefits, but those benefits should not come at the expense […]

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done right

EDO principles for work for First Nations peoples

EDO principles for work for First Nations peoples In 2026, EDO consulted with more than 60 First Nations leaders, organisations and community representatives to determine what best practice looks like when supporting First Nations communities. The message was clear. We must respect First Nations authority, build genuine relationships, prioritise cultural safety and be accountable. From […]

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Critical NSW land clearing map finalised after nine-year wait 

For nine years, landholders, conservationists and regulators have been making guesses as to how they should be managing land across NSW. This week, certainty was provided when the NSW Government finalised the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map (NVR map), which clarifies how land should be protected or when it can be cleared. This was an important […]

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Have your say on the Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026 (NT)

On 26 August 2026, Minister Burgoyne tabled the Environment Legislation Amendment (Safe Air) Bill 2026 (NT) (Safe Air Bill) to Parliament and referred the Safe Air Bill to the Legislative Scrutiny Committee (Committee). The Committee’s report is due by 7 October 2026. The Legislative Scrutiny Committee has called for public submissions by individuals or organisations by Monday 7 […]

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Queensland’s State Development Bill: a dangerous overreach that must not pass 

Queensland’s proposed State Development Bill* would hand extraordinary and largely unchecked powers to the Minister for State Development and the Coordinator-General to fast-track assessment of any hand-picked development â€” powers that threaten community rights, First Nations interests, private property and the environment.   It is EDO’s view that the Bill should not be passed and instead for government go back to the drawing board.  A backdoor to rewriting Queensland’s laws  Well beyond existing powers […]

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Have your say on Valhalla fracking proposal

Federal assessment documentation for the Valhalla Gas Exploration Appraisal Program (Valhalla Proposal) has been released for public comment. Read the documents here, and submit a public comment here. Comments are due by 11.59pm, Monday 20 July 2026. The Valhalla Proposal is a major fracking project consisting of up to 20 exploration and appraisal wells being […]

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NAIDOC Week 2026

This year, NAIDOC Week is celebrating 50 Years of Deadly!   The theme is a tribute and celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture, the five decades of resistance that came before, and the momentum still building.   NAIDOC began as a movement for recognition and rights, sparked by Indigenous communities who saw a […]

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Proposed Standard for Data and Information – have your say before 7 July

A draft National Environmental Standard for Data and Information has been released for public comment. See the consultation page here for more information and to read the updated documents, being the:    Submissions are due by 11.59pm, Tuesday 7 July 2026    A Data and Information Standard is one of the key Standards recommended by Professor Graeme Samuel AC […]

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