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The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
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Analysis by Head of Law Reform and Policy Rachel Walmsley The long-awaited final report of the independent 10-year Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) has been released. Building on the directions outlined in his interim report last year, it’s clear Professor Graeme Samuel has listened to a range of experts and stakeholders and proposed a comprehensive package of detailed reforms. […]
Farmers and community members from Acland and surrounds have won a significant victory in the High Court, which today ordered a fresh Land Court hearing into the controversial coal mine expansion. EDO client, the Oakey Coal Action Alliance (OCAA), has been in an epic legal battle to defend some of the best farming land in […]
Despite the many challenges of 2020, we made great strides using the law to protect our climate, communities and nature in Australia and the Pacific. To kick off 2021, here are some of the positive achievements from the past twelve months. We launched Australia’s first ever human rights coal mine challenge. We’ll head to court on behalf of young Australians and local […]
The Environmental Defenders Office provides expert legal advice and runs groundbreaking cases to protect our climate, communities, and iconic plants and animals. […]
In a historic win, the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) – represented by the Environmental Defenders Office – has successfully defended the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) refusal to approve a brand new coal mine on prime agricultural land in the Bylong Valley, NSW. Korean company KEPCO – which systematically purchased vast tracts of land in the valley -has failed in its bid to overturn the IPC’s decision with the […]
By Brendan Dobbie, Sean Ryan, Rachel Walmsley As 2020 draws to a close with heatwaves and the bushfire season upon us once more, it is timely to reflect on the climate law reform progress that we have seen this year, and to be clear on what is needed when parliaments resume in the new year. […]
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