EDO is very supportive of Petition 32-21 (No Rights Without Remedy), which proposes to amend the ACT’s Human Rights Act to introduce an informal and accessible human rights complaint mechanism. Our submission analyses the Human Rights Act from an environmental perspective, identifies 5 main barriers to access to justice under the current Act, and makes […]
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The Camberwell and Hunter community is celebrating following the news Yancoal’s planned Ashton South East Open Cut coal mine extension has finally bitten the dust. The project’s planning approval granted in 2015 expired earlier this month, bringing to an end the decades-long fight against the proposal. Crucial to the community’s victory was award-winning environmental activist […]
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Youth Verdict and The Bimblebox Alliance’s epic human rights, nature and climate legal challenge to Clive Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal Project has begun. Over six weeks, the Queensland Land Court will hear compelling evidence that the Mining Lease and Environmental approval for the mine should be refused. Our clients will argue coal from the mine […]
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Two years on from the black summer bushfires: continuing our work to protect native forests and wildlife By EDO’s Biodiversity Team It has been just over two years since the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020 devastated landscapes, communities and wildlife across large parts of Australia. In this latest update, we outline how we have been […]
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Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) invites the opportunity to comment on the 2022 Proposed Variation of the Code of Practice for Timber Production. Our submission provides overarching comments on the Code, and the broader forestry regulatory framework in Victoria; and, specific comments on the 2022 proposed variation to the Code. […]
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