Landmark Challenge to Protect 20,000ha of Native Vegetation
In a landmark ruling, the Northern Territory Supreme Court revoked a permit to clear more than 20,000 hectares of native vegetation at Maryfield Station, southeast of Katherine. ...
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United Wambo coal mine expansion approved by IPC
The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) last week approved a significant expansion of the United and Wambo collieries near Singleton. In granting the approval, the IPC imposed a...
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Water in Queensland
Defending Our Rights To Protect Groundwater
For many years groundwater impacts have been a crucial part of the environmental assessment of proposed mines in Queensland but, without state government action, the public could...
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Shenhua Watermark and Traditional Custodians
The site of Shenhua’s proposed three open-cut pits are located on the ancestral lands of the Gomeroi Traditional Custodians.
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Water in Queensland
Adani North Galilee Water Scheme Win
In a huge win for our client, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Federal Government has conceded the case brought against it over Adani’s North Galilee Water Scheme....
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Large-scale Corowa ‘eco-tourism’ proposal rejected
The Western Regional Planning Panel (WRPP) has rejected a proposal to develop a 600-person ‘eco-tourism’ facility on rural land on the banks of an anabranch of the Murray...
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Historic Solomon Islands Bauxite Mine Win
By Fleur Ramsay, Senior Solicitor, and Cecilia Fonseca, Paralegal, EDO NSW International Program In a ground-breaking decision, its first, the Solomon Islands Environment Advisory...
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Water in Queensland
Case Explainer: North Galilee Water Scheme
Federal Court challenge as Environment Minister fails to assess Adani’s water scheme for its impacts on water 6 October 2020 Today EDO lawyers are representing ACF in its...
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Rocky Hill Gloucester Case Win
In February 2019, EDO secured a landmark legal victory, with the refusal of the proposed Rocky Hill coal mine in the New South Wales Upper Hunter region. A key factor in the win...
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Explainer: What is the ‘water trigger’?
In this explainer, we tackle the ‘water trigger’ in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. What is it? And what does it have to do with...
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