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Youth Verdict and The Bimblebox Alliance’s epic human rights, nature and climate legal challenge to Clive Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal Project has begun. Over six weeks, the Queensland Land Court will hear compelling evidence that the Mining Lease and Environmental approval for the mine should be refused. Our clients will argue coal from the mine […]
Environmental Defenders Office are lawyers for our environment. We run groundbreaking cases and give expert legal advice to protect our climate, communities, and iconic wildlife. Your impact with EDO Drive pivotal court cases to defend our wildlife and climate. Help design better laws to tackle the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Empower communities […]
Two years on from the black summer bushfires: continuing our work to protect native forests and wildlife By EDO’s Biodiversity Team It has been just over two years since the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020 devastated landscapes, communities and wildlife across large parts of Australia. In this latest update, we outline how we have been […]
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Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) invites the opportunity to comment on the 2022 Proposed Variation of the Code of Practice for Timber Production. Our submission provides overarching comments on the Code, and the broader forestry regulatory framework in Victoria; and, specific comments on the 2022 proposed variation to the Code. […]
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By Jo-Anne Bragg OAM Almost exactly 30 years ago, I was employed as the first and sole Solicitor at EDO Queensland. So from the outset, EDO’s Queensland legal staff were 100% female — an early win for gender equality in the male-dominated legal profession. My office was a kind of largish cupboard next to the […]
This factsheet outlines how the government approaches enforcement and compliance of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld). It provides the process to be followed by individuals and community groups seeking to enforce these legislative requirements when they have been breached, and the possible outcomes from Court proceedings. […]
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