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Analysis: NSW koala protections back on the political agenda for 2021

By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following the stand-off between the NSW Nationals and NSW Liberal Party over koala protections at the end of 2020, the Government has announced its plans for rewriting koala protections, and once again, evidence-based policy making has taken a backseat to political deals.  But this time the Government is seeking to push things through with potentially reduced scrutiny by the NSW […]

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EDO Challenges HSBC and Barclays Over Finance for Vietnamese Coal Plant

UPDATE: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has announced it will stop funding overseas coal power projects. It comes just weeks after EDO’s Safe Climate team challenged Barclays and HSBC over their involvement in a JBIC fund, which is financing a new coal fired power plant in Vietnam. Both HSBC and Barclays publicly committed […]

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‘Trajectory Unsustainable’: 10 Key Findings of the EPBC Act Review Final Report

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.  […]

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