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In a historic hearing, the Federal Court has decided to travel to the Tiwi Islands on Monday 22nd August to take on-Country evidence from Traditional Owners in a legal battle over the approval of gas drilling for Santos’ Barossa Gas Project. The Court will travel to Pitjamirra on Melville Island to hear from witnesses who, […]
Are you a landholder interested in helping threatened species and ecosystems recover from the bushfires? Following the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires, landholders are in a unique position to contribute meaningfully to bushfire recovery and the long-term protection of biodiversity across VIC through private land conservation. EDO, in collaboration with WWF-Australia, hosted a free, introductory webinar on private […]
Are you a landholder interested in helping threatened species and ecosystems recover from the bushfires? Following the devastating 2019-2020 bushfires, landholders are in a unique position to contribute meaningfully to bushfire recovery and the long-term protection of biodiversity across QLD through private land conservation. EDO, in collaboration with WWF-Australia, hosted a free, introductory webinar on private […]
August 2022: All human rights ultimately depend on a healthy environment. It was recognised 50 years ago that the environment is essential to humanity’s wellbeing and to the enjoyment of basic human rights. It is recognised today that the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose the ‘single greatest challenge to […]
It is an exciting time for climate policy in Australia. Legislation to establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for Australia has been brought before the new Australian Parliament. The Climate Change Bill 2022 enshrines targets of reducing Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, and to net zero by 2050. […]
By Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy & law Reform and Nicole Sommer, Director, Healthy Environment & Justice Program The latest State of The Environment Report is somehow both unsurprising but also deeply shocking. Take a deep breath and prepare for a sobering read if you delve into the details. Prepared every five years, the report […]
EDO welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Modernising Tasmania’s Fisheries Legislation: A Review of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 Discussion Paper dated February 2022 (Discussion Paper). This submission responds to the discussion paper and makes recommendations for the improvement of Tasmania’s marine laws. […]
Brief submissions on the status of water trading in New South Wales addressing Aboriginal Water Dispossession, the effectiveness of water registration and disclosure and the effects of water trading on the communities and the environment. […]
By Melanie Montalban (Managing Lawyer – ACT) and Frances Bradshaw (Senior Solicitor), Healthy Environment and Justice Program, Canberra The UN General Assembly is meeting in New York this week starting 25 July 2022 to consider a resolution recognising the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (the ‘right to a healthy environment’). An earlier decision […]
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EDO recognises the traditional owners and custodians of the land, seas and rivers of Australia. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders past and present, and aspire to learn from traditional knowledge and customs so that, together, we can protect our environment and cultural heritage through law.
