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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Defending the Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a pristine marine sanctuary along the southern coast of Australia – more than 85% of the known species there are found nowhere else in the...
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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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