By Dr Lauren Butterly This week, the Interim Report of the Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge was released. The Interim Report made strong recommendations including restitution for the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters and replacing the current WA legislation. The Interim Report has focussed on […]
Following the defeat of the Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 in the NSW Upper House in November (see our update here), the NSW Government has now taken steps to revert back to koala policy in line with the former State Environmental Planning Policy No. 44 – Koala Habitat Protection (SEPP 44). On 30 November […]
The Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has refused approval for an application to clear approximately 2,000 hectares of native vegetation at Kingvale Station in far north Queensland. The proposed clearing would have occurred in a catchment area flowing into the Great Barrier Reef. Minister Ley has refused approval because of the proposal’s likely significant impacts on threatened […]
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By Head of Policy and Law Reform Rachel Walmsley In the dying hours of the NSW parliamentary session on Thursday 19th November the Government attempted to pass a bill through the Upper House to reduce protections for koala habitat under land clearing laws – the Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020. The Bill was purportedly […]
Housing development threat to Butterfly Cave Aboriginal Women’s site During NAIDOC Week, a group of Aboriginal women are appealing to the Federal Environment Minister to step in and enforce legal protections on the ancient Butterfly Cave site at Lake Macquarie, NSW, which is under threat from a housing development. The Butterfly Cave – a sacred […]
NAIDOC Week 2020: An important year for reflection and advocacy on cultural heritage laws By Senior Solicitor Lauren Butterly This NAIDOC week, with its theme of ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ is an important time to reflect on cultural heritage laws in Australia, particularly in the wake of the devastating destruction of Juukan Gorge in […]
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has made a number of submissions to NOPSEMA as part of their process of clarifying and operationalising regulatory requirements. Previous EDO submissions relating to NOPSEMA responsibilities are available at: www.edo.org.au/publication/submissions-involving-nopsema. […]
The peoples of Wagina in Solomon Islands have won a historic battle against a proposed bauxite mine development, which would have taken up 60% of their island home and created unacceptable and irreversible environmental impacts, threatening around 2000 residents who rely on the sea and land for their livelihood. After over a year of deliberation, […]
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