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Court challenge over coal mine’s critically endangered woodlands offsets failure

A new legal challenge has been launched today against the operator of Whitehaven’s Maules Creek mine for failing to secure thousands of hectares of biodiversity offsets for the controversial coal mine near Narrabri in central north NSW. The mine gained federal approval in 2013 on the condition that the company secure 5,532 hectares of biodiversity […]

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Analysis: Native vegetation clearing in NSW – Regulatory failure confirmed

Late last Friday, while everyone was transfixed by the burgeoning COVID-19 crisis, a confidential  review of how the NSW native vegetation laws are tracking was quietly and reluctantly released. The news is not good. By Rachel Walmsley, Director of Policy and Law Reform, Sydney It was clear to EDO from the moment the old native […]

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Reforming Australia’s Nature Laws

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is Australia’s key environmental legislation, tasked with regulating activities that may significantly impact on environmental values we consider to be of national importance. These environmental values include our native fauna and flora species, places such as spring-dependent communities in the Great Artesian Basin, world heritage […]

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Running an Incorporated Association in Queensland

Overview This fact sheet is the third in a three-part series on incorporated associations. It sets out the main responsibilities of an Incorporated Association’s Management Committee. This factsheet applies to Queensland only. The Management Committee The Management Committee are responsible for the operation of the association and they are required to ensure that the rules […]

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