The Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector–General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Cth) (Amendment) was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament on 24...
Blog Australia
By Belinda Rayment, Special Counsel In the 1980s we all sang along with Whitney Houston believing that children are our future. But this soppy sentiment takes on a whole new...
Blog Australia
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) clients Protect Our Water Catchment (POWC) have applied to join legal proceedings so they can defend the refusal of a coal mine...
Blog NSW
29 June 2021 Parliamentary Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Forestry Operations in NSW Native Forests By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane An Upper House inquiry into the forest and...
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Farmers and community members will head to the NSW IPC to oppose a proposed gold mine in central-western NSW over its impacts on water. Our lawyers are providing expert legal...
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By Director of Legal Strategy Elaine Johnson It has been a big couple of weeks in the world of climate litigation, as three significant judgments were handed down by courts in...
Blog Australia
In a win for the community and our clients, the Federal Court has upheld our client the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenge to the approval...
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EDO’s Freshwater Team has helped save an internationally significant wetland from mining activity – Managing Lawyer Dr Emma Carmody and Solicitor Huw Calford explain A...
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By Head of Policy Reform Rachel Walmsley Today, EDO is giving evidence at a parliamentary inquiry hearing into another EPBC amendment bill – this time it is the...
Blog Australia
After years of community concern and engagement, the conditions for the Maules Creek Coal Mine have been varied by the Federal Environment Minister to acknowledge that...
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