The Hunter Environment Lobby (HEL) has begun legal action to overturn a key federal government decision in relation to the proposed expansion of the Hunter Valley Operation (HVO)....
Blog QLD
A prominent United Nations committee has made serious findings against the Australian and Western Australian governments in relation to their handling of Indigenous cultural...
Blog WA
What began life as a piece of research for EDO, has now transformed into a groundbreaking book on First Law and Earth-centred laws in a Western legal context.
Blog Australia
After auditing 30 companies, including some of the highest emitters in Australia’s energy, mining and transport sectors, EDO analysis found that many fail to meet UN...
Blog Australia
Maules Creek Community Council is asking the L&E Court to set aside the review of the Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) the NSW Environment Protection Authority undertook...
Blog NSW
A new report has slammed national and state habitat protection laws as “ineffective and woefully underused”. In the aftermath of the devastating 2019-2020 fires, the...
Blog Australia
Troubled fossil fuel company NeuRizer has warned potential investors to disregard entirely claims that the fertiliser it plans to manufacture at Leigh Creek will be “carbon...
Blog SA
In late October 2023, the Western Australian Government commissioned Dr Paul Vogel and Mr David McFerran to undertake a “short, sharp review” of environmental approvals...
Blog WA
One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, UniSuper, stands accused of “greenwashing” some of its investment products by mislabelling them “sustainable”. ...
Blog Australia
On Tuesday, the Minister for the Environment Tanya Plibersek announced the next step in national environmental law reforms, confirming a staged approach of establishing new...
Blog Australia
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