Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s decision to allow Alcoa to continue destroying Western Australia’s jarrah forest for another 18 months is...
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NSW conservation group 4nature is taking legal action to make Centennial Coal rehabilitate its mothballed Angus Place coal mine near Lithgow, two hours west of...
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The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended approval of the Valhalla Gas Exploration Appraisal Program, a major fracking project that could result in 20...
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The NSW Land and Environment Court has allowed the NSW Nature Conservation Council (NCC) to join proceedings in defence of the Independent...
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The Wilderness Society (TWS) has asked the national consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), to investigate whether...
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We at EDO acknowledge and pay tribute to First Nations peoples’ historical and ongoing custodianship of the environment and their deep connection to Country. We recognise and...
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Overview A new law passed by the WA Parliament in late 2025 – the State Development Act 2025 (WA) (Act) – creates extraordinary legal powers for...
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Strong National Environmental Standards are the backbone of a reformed EPBC Act, according to the recommendations from the latest independent review of Australia’s federal...
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Just two weeks ago we represented Environment Centre NT (ECNT) before the NT Supreme Court. ENCT is challenging the Minister’s decision to declare the Mataranka Water Allocation...
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The reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC Act) have now passed, with Royal Assent being given on 1 December 2025. But there is...
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