EPBC Act reforms – Get your submission in!
You may have heard that the Albanese Government is eager to have the reforms to federal environment laws passed as quickly as possible. While the due date for submissions to the...
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EPBC Act reform update – Bills pass the House of Representatives and draft Standard for Matters of National Environmental Significance released
This updated analysis assesses how the EPBC Bills stack up against the Samuel Review recommendations; examines the newly released national standard for matters of national...
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EDO Case note: Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations v Commonwealth
In late 2023, EDO filed proceedings in the Federal Court on behalf of the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN). MLDRIN challenged a decision of the former...
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EPBC Act reforms make it to parliament – EDO’s first impressions
On October 30, Bills were introduced into the House of Representatives to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), create a National...
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Long-awaited EPBC reforms fall short of fixing a failing Act
Positive elements contained in the EPBC Act reform bills [1], introduced to parliament today, are undermined by extensive exemptions and opportunities for ministerial discretion,...
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Anti-democratic WA bill threatens nature and community rights
On 10 September 2025, the State Development Bill 2025 (WA) (the Bill) was introduced into the WA Parliament.1 The Bill proposes significant changes to the existing approach to the...
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A critical moment for our national nature laws
Where the EPBC Act reforms are up to and what is needed to address Australia’s environmental crisis. Australia’s national environment law — the Environment Protection and...
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Update on NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025
The NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 was passed with amendments by the NSW Legislative Assembly on Thursday 16 October...
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Submission lodged with Senate inquiry into greenwashing
Recently, the EDO once again had the opportunity to provide a submission on Greenwashing to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications inquiry, which has...
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Woodlands saved from reckless plan to burn biomass
In a win for wildlife and woodlands, last week the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) rejected the proposed restart of the Redbank Power Station – a proposal that would have...
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