Nature Positive: a summit and a stand off
Australia recently hosted the first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney. EDO, along with Businesses, scientists, Traditional Owners, financial institutions, regulators, eNGOs,...
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Formal ACCC complaint lodged against Qantas for allegedly misleading sustainability claims
EDO client Climate Integrity has asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate Qantas for alleged greenwashing following sweeping regulatory...
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Potentially illegal clearing of koala habitat and coal mining discovered at proposed Vulcan South mine site
The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has condemned Vitrinite for potentially illegally clearing over 47 hectares of koala habitat and the mining of coal at the proposed...
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HVO mega-mine proposal on hold following Hunter Environment Lobby legal action
Hunter Environment Lobby (HEL) has vowed to keep holding coal companies and government approval bodies to account after Hunter Valley Operations announced it was withdrawing its...
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Tasmanian report paints a startling picture of an environment under pressure
For 15 years, Tasmanians have been kept in the dark about the true state of their environment. But last week, the decade-long-delayed State of the Environment (SoE) Report was...
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Tamboran judgment reveals fundamental failure of Territory laws to address climate threats
The Central Australian Frack Free Alliance (CAFFA) is considering its options after the Supreme Court upheld an NT government approval allowing Tamboran Resources to drill and...
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Regulatory reform can rapidly reduce Qld’s methane emissions, new analysis shows
A suite of straightforward reforms could slash Queensland’s methane emissions and help keep the state—and Australia—on track to meet their emissions targets, new analysis by...
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Increased penalties a positive step for people and crocs
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), conservationist Bob Irwin, and conservation group Community Representation of Crocodiles (CROCS) welcome moves by the Miles government to...
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Passage of landmark healthy environment bill sets standard for Australia and abroad
The ACT Parliament’s passage of legislation enshrining the right to a healthy environment is a watershed moment in human rights and environmental law in Australia, according to...
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Community braces for more impacts as court upholds massive Mt Pleasant coal mine expansion
The Muswellbrook community is bracing for the massive expansion of Mt Pleasant coal mine after the Land and Environment Court upheld the approval for the 444Mt project by the...
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