National Reconciliation Week 2025
National Reconciliation Week Today, on the anniversary of the 1967 referendum, National Reconciliation Week begins. National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to...
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David Morris steps down as Environmental Defenders Office CEO
The inaugural CEO of the amalgamated Australia-Pasifik Environmental Defenders Office, David Morris, is stepping down after five years at the helm and more than a decade with...
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Crisafulli government reneges on pre-election funding pledge by axing environmental legal aid
The Qld Government has decided to strip funding for critical environmental legal aid used by farmers, First Nations people and regional communities after the LNP reneged on a...
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Legal action launched to protect the iconic Mataranka Springs and Roper River ecosystems
Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT) has launched legal action to protect the iconic Mataranka Springs, Roper River, and their species and ecosystems from excessive water...
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High Court ruling confirms third parties may hold NSW Forestry Corporation to account
Breaking news: The High Court of Australia has today upheld an historic ruling that conservation groups can bring legal action to enforce forestry laws in NSW. [1] NSW Forestry...
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Wildlife and water are big winners in settlement of Blue Energy gas project appeal
Coal seam gas company Blue Energy has agreed to scale back its Bowen Basin gas project by almost 80 per cent following a legal challenge by our client, Environmental Advocacy in...
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National nature laws weakened as final move of the 47th Parliament
In the final sitting of the 47th parliament, two days before the federal election was called, legislation passed the Australian Parliament that risks locking in the extinction of...
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Report on WA environmental laws released after long-awaited Freedom of Information win
In April 2024, we wrote about the Western Australian Government’s commission of a report by Dr Paul Vogel and David McFerran. Dr Vogel and Mr McFerran were asked to undertake a...
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Axing the independent review of mining objection processes disappointing and wasteful
The Queensland Attorney-General Deborah Frecklington’s decision to axe the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s (QLRC) review of mining objection processes just months before...
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International Women’s Day 2025
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8) is “For all women and girls: Rights, equality, empowerment”. It is a call to action to unlock equal rights,...
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