Superannuation Funds on Notice Regarding Climate Risks
By Zoe Bush In yet another example of groundbreaking Australian climate change litigation, Mark McVeigh recently settled his case against REST Super. Following the settlement,...
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Controversial NSW Koala Bill Defeated by Single Vote
By Head of Policy and Law Reform Rachel Walmsley In the dying hours of the NSW parliamentary session on Thursday 19th November the Government attempted to pass a bill through the...
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Housing development threat to Butterfly Cave Aboriginal Women’s site
Housing development threat to Butterfly Cave Aboriginal Women’s site During NAIDOC Week, a group of Aboriginal women are appealing to the Federal Environment Minister to step in...
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NAIDOC Week 2020: An important year for reflection and advocacy on cultural heritage laws
NAIDOC Week 2020: An important year for reflection and advocacy on cultural heritage laws By Senior Solicitor Lauren Butterly This NAIDOC week, with its theme of ‘Always...
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Announcing a new EDO team
The Environmental Defenders Office is proud to announce its new national team, bringing together scientific and legal experts across the country to provide best-in-class legal...
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Solomon Islands residents win historic battle to save their island home against bauxite mine
The peoples of Wagina in Solomon Islands have won a historic battle against a proposed bauxite mine development, which would have taken up 60% of their island home and created...
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Government attempt to divert clean energy funds to fossil fuels may limit human rights
EDO is advising a client opposed to a new Bill that would amend the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012 (Cth) to allow public funds managed by the Clean Energy Finance...
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Court Rules Bushfire Survivors Can Present Climate Evidence in Case Against NSW EPA
Bushfire survivors will be allowed to present expert scientific evidence on climate change in their landmark case against the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), the...
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Is Logging in NSW After the Fires Ecologically Sustainable? Expert Reports Cast Further Doubt
By Senior Solicitor Emily Long Our Black Summer of bushfires fundamentally changed the landscape of NSW. 5.4m hectares of land burned in the state. 890,000ha of that was in...
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Updated Analysis: The truth about the NSW Koala SEPP
Following the stand-off between the NSW Nationals and NSW Liberal party over koala protections in September (see our analysis below), the Coalition Government is now determined to...
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