A new era for environmental law in the Northern Territory
For almost 40 years, the principal Northern Territory law aimed at protecting the environment from the impacts of major development has been the Environmental Assessment Act 1982...
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Remember these things lost by protecting what remains
By Joe Morrison, EDO Board, and David Morris, CEO The destruction of one of the Juukan caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region by Rio Tinto is shocking, but not surprising....
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First day in court in historic challenge to Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project
Young Queenslanders and rural landholders, represented by the EDO, have appeared in Queensland’s Land Court for the first time in their landmark legal case against Clive...
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Proposed Queensland Rehabilitation Commissioner a boon for land restoration
EDO strongly supports legislation introduced by the Queensland Government on 18 June 2020 to provide for a new independent Rehabilitation Commissioner to oversee improvements and...
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Black Lives Matter: Statement by the Environmental Defenders Office
The Environmental Defenders Office stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Our vision is a world where nature thrives. The achievement of this vision cannot...
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Analysis: Spectacled flying foxes – endangered but unprotected
Kirstiana Ward, Managing Lawyer of the Cairns EDO office, considers the plight of the endangered Spectacled Flying Foxes, and the ways that national and state environmental laws...
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Vale Steven Garamy
Our Sydney office, like most offices around the country, has been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. When – in the future – we return to it, a desk in the corner...
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New Acland Coal Mine Stage 3
New Acland is a coal mine in the Darling Downs of Queensland, right next door to the small town of Acland, and surrounded by some of the best farming land in Australia. The mine...
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EDO watchdog: Overview of environment or development law reform March-May 2020
Our lawyers across the country are tracking the exercise of emergency powers on planning and environmental laws, and announcements of economic recovery measures, as well as...
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EDO watchdog: Legal principles for COVID-19 response and recovery
Many of us are breathing a sigh of relief as restrictions cautiously ease across Australia to allow for somewhat greater social interaction and economic activity. As...
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