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Alcoa bauxite mining proposals in WA — opportunities for public participation

Alcoa is currently subject to two parallel environmental assessment processes for its bauxite mining operations at the Huntly and Willowdale mines in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forests, covering activities through to 2045. At the state level, the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is assessing Alcoa’s mining proposals under the WA Environmental Protection Act 1986. Assessment […]

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Have your say: EPBC Act devolution and climate considerations

Submissions due: Friday 5 June. Consultation is open on the first tranche of draft Regulations which relate to key elements of reform of the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) framework. This is a key opportunity to raise the bar for how the EPBC Act will operate to help ensure […]

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Updated Offsets Standard fails to address concerns proposed federal offsets framework

An updated draft of the National Environmental Standard for Environmental Offsets (draft Offsets Standard) 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 9 June 2026   EDO is concerned that: Our key concerns with the […]

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Significant backwards step on key draft EPBC Standard must be addressed

The updated draft of the National Environmental Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance (draft MNES Standard) 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, 29 May 2026   The MNES Standard is one of the most important of the National Environmental Standards recommended by Professor Graeme Samuel […]

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Senate Inquiry table Final Report on EPBC Bills 

 The Senate Committee Inquiry into the Bills reforming federal environment laws has released its final report, available here.     The Inquiry by the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications (Committee) into the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills (the Bills) reforming the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) framework commenced in October 2025, upon the Bills being introduced to parliament.   The Albanese Government rushed […]

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Information wars: Combatting climate misinformation and disinformation

A critical emerging area of accountability work concerns the rise of misinformation (false or inaccurate information that is shared without the intent to deceive) and disinformation (false information created or shared to mislead, deceive, or manipulate).   The production and dissemination of false or misleading information about climate change and the impacts of fossil fuels undermine public trust in climate science, delay policy […]

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International Women’s Day 2026: Women leading the frontline of climate justice

Around the world, women and girls are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. Women make up 80% of the population displaced by climate change and extreme weather, and existing gender inequalities amplify the risks women face. It is also true that women are at the forefront of climate solutions — driving policy, leading community responses, and shaping the legal and scientific strategies that protect our […]

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Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review open for comment

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is currently under review, with opportunities for members of the public to participate in consultation. See the review website here and below for more information.   What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan?   The Murray-Darling Basin Plan (Basin Plan) is the national framework that attempts to share water in the Murray-Darling Basin and make sure there is enough for rivers and wetlands. It was created in 2012 after […]

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Extraordinary use of “national interest” exemption undermines the rule of law and public trust  

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s decision to allow Alcoa to continue destroying Western Australia’s jarrah forest for another 18 months is a concerning extraordinary use of the “national interest” exemption under our federal environmental laws.   Minister Watt announced on Wednesday he had “granted a national‑interest exemption to Alcoa allowing for limited land clearing to continue its mining operations for a period of 18 […]

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