Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to Narrabri Gas Project Approval
The NSW Land and Environment Court has dismissed a legal challenge to the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) approval of the Narrabri Gas Project. ...
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Bylong Community Heads to High Court as KEPCO Seeks Coal Mine Appeal
The long-running battle against the Bylong Valley Coal Mine is heading to the High Court after South Korean company KEPCO sought special leave to appeal the decision to refuse the...
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First Nations Lore key to Flying-fox recovery in the Wet Tropics
In a landmark collaborative report, EDO is urging the Queensland Government to adopt a modern framework of laws led by First Nations Lore and the latest scientific...
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The Time to Act on Climate is Now – Making the Most of COP 26
By Head of Policy and Law Reform Rachel Walmsley and Scientific Director Megan Kessler With less than one month to go until the Conference of the Parties of the UN Climate...
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Legal First Climate Case Filed Against NSW Water Sharing Plan
UPDATE March 2024 NSW water case discontinued after client secures government commitments Our client, the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), has this...
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Supreme Court victory overturns Lake Malbena approval
In a victory for Tasmania’s pristine Lake Malbena, the state’s Supreme Court has today overturned a decision to grant a permit for a controversial helicopter-accessed tourism...
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Bylong Community Wins Again as Coal Mine Appeal is Dismissed
The NSW Court of Appeal has today upheld the decision to refuse the Bylong Coal Project. The decision comes two years after the NSW Independent Planning...
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Bushfire Survivors secure landmark change after NSW Minister declines to appeal court win
New South Wales Environment and Energy Minister Matt Kean has today announced there will be no appeal of last month’s landmark court ruling which found...
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UN Scrutiny for WA Cultural Heritage Bill after First Nations Referral
The Environmental Defenders Office has assisted a group of First Nations people to make a formal request for a United Nations...
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EDO clients challenge NT’s largest ever groundwater licence on legal grounds
The Northern Territory’s peak environmental bodies, Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) and the Environment Center NT (ECNT) appeared before a Ministerial Review...
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