Biodiversity law reforms a step in the right direction for NSW
The NSW Government’s response to the Henry Review of the state’s biodiversity laws potentially offers some of the most positive reforms to the management of nature in NSW in...
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EDO appoints new Chair and welcomes former Supreme Court judge to the Board
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is delighted to announce the addition of former Queensland Supreme Court judge the Hon. Alan Wilson to the EDO Board and the appointment...
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Senate committee misses historic opportunity to enshrine climate justice for children in law
The major parties need to propose practical measures to safeguard the rights of children and future generations after they recommended the Senate reject the Climate Change...
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Momentous budget and planning decisions must be based on current environmental data
Leading environment and policy groups are calling on the Tasmanian Government to make the decade-long-delayed State of the Environment Report public before several key financial...
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Hunter Environment Lobby asks Federal Court to overturn key decision in assessment of massive HVO mine expansion
The Hunter Environment Lobby (HEL) has begun legal action to overturn a key federal government decision in relation to the proposed expansion of the Hunter Valley Operation (HVO)....
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UN committee finds Australian and WA governments potentially breached racial discrimination convention
A prominent United Nations committee has made serious findings against the Australian and Western Australian governments in relation to their handling of Indigenous cultural...
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A conversation with Professor Anne Poelina, First Nations experiences and wisdom and how Western law fails Country
What began life as a piece of research for EDO, has now transformed into a groundbreaking book on First Law and Earth-centred laws in a Western legal context.
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EDO analysis reveals greenwashing in energy, mining and transport sectors
After auditing 30 companies, including some of the highest emitters in Australia’s energy, mining and transport sectors, EDO analysis found that many fail to meet UN...
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EPA’s duty to regulate methane emissions to be tested in court
Maules Creek Community Council is asking the L&E Court to set aside the review of the Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) the NSW Environment Protection Authority undertook...
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Australia’s habitat protection laws ‘ineffective, woefully underused’, new report finds
A new report has slammed national and state habitat protection laws as “ineffective and woefully underused”. In the aftermath of the devastating 2019-2020 fires, the...
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