The Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is an infrastructure project proposed by the Commonwealth Government (Project). This factsheet provides information in relation to: The environmental assessment and approvals processes for the Project; How and when you can have your say including on the proposed flight paths whichare currently open for public comment; and What […]
Parts of harsh anti-protest laws passed in NSW last year have been found to be unconstitutional after a legal challenge by two Knitting Nannas protesters who argued they impermissibly burdened the implied freedom of political communication. [1] Two Knitting Nannas, Helen Kvelde and Dominique Jacobs, took legal action to defend the right to protest in October […]
South Australian yoghurt manufacturer MOO Premium Foods [1] has agreed to stop using the term “100% ocean plastics” after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found the company’s use of the term was misleading. The ACCC announced today that MOO had entered into a court-enforceable undertaking to remove the false or misleading […]
EDO welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Inquiry into the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023. EDO strongly supports the Bill and our submission makes five key recommendations for how the Bill could be strengthened further. […]
The Northern Territory government is proposing to completely overhaul how the law deals with the environmental impacts of mining in the Territory. There are currently two Bills before the Territory Parliament, the Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (EP Mining Bill) and the Legacy Mines Remediation Bill 2023 (Legacy Mines Bill) which are scheduled for […]
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The North East Forests Alliance (NEFA) is calling for ministerial intervention to protect fire-affected habitat after a disappointing Land and Environment Court ruling today. [1] On behalf of NEFA, EDO took the state government-owned logging company to court in August to stop it from logging Braemar and Myrtle State Forests [2]. Both forests contain significant […]
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee’s inquiry into the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct. EDO holds several concerns about Middle Arm, including the industries proposed for inclusion in the precinct and the process by which the assessment and approvals will take place for those facilities; the strategic assessment for the […]
EDO has long called for NSW to enact a Climate Change Act and ensure that key NSW laws are climate-ready.An overarching Climate Change Act is a missing piece in the statute book and, if strongly drafted, will provide a clear framework for ensuring decisions across NSW government are consistent with meeting emissions reduction targets, carbon […]
In a momentous step towards recognising the right to a healthy environment, ACT Minister for Human Rights, Tara Cheyne MLA, has introduced a bill to amend the territory’s Human Rights Act 2004 to include the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. It is the first time the right to a healthy environment will […]
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