Leigh Creek Coal Gasification on Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands
EDO is representing Traditional Owners in the Northern Flinders Ranges region of South Australia who want to defend their cultural heritage and ancestral lands from a...
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4WD tracks in takayna / the Tarkine
The coastal area of the west coast of Tasmania, within takayna / the Tarkine, is one of the longest inhabited in Tasmania, and an area where Tasmanian Aboriginal people(s) have a...
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Challenging NSW Land Clearing Laws
In November 2017 we launched a legal challenge to the New South Wales Government’s new land clearing codes, on behalf of our client the Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC)....
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Blair Athol Mine Legacy
EDO’s client the Lock The Gate Alliance (LTG) fought for transparency over Queensland Government decisions behind the transfer of the Blair Athol coal mine to new owners. ...
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Access to information case on deep seabed mining in PNG
Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have launched legal proceedings against the PNG Government to obtain key documents relating to the licensing and environmental...
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Nature Conservation Council vs Minister for Primary Industries and Another
Update: The Code was declared invalid by the Land and Environment Court on 9 March 2018. The NSW Government immediately reintroduced the Code without amendment. The Nature...
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Springvale Coal Mine Case
In 2017, EDO took landmark legal action on behalf of 4nature to protect Sydney’s drinking water from pollution, by challenging the approval of the Springvale Coal Mine...
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Protecting the Tarkine/takanya from mining
Takayna / the Tarkine is an area of temperate rainforest, dunes and coastal heathland in north-western Tasmania, renowned for its outstanding beauty, biodiversity and Aboriginal...
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Water in Queensland
Santos Surat Basin Gas Field Case
EDO has the legal tools and expertise to protect our fresh water from pollution and over-extraction. In 2017, we successfully negotiated for important environmental conditions to...
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Ashton Coal Mine Extension Appeal
EDO gives ordinary people a legal voice against powerful companies in defence of their communities, heritage and personal property. Within this case we provided the Hunter Valley...
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