At the start of this month, our EDO Freshwater team were pleased to see the NSW Government roll out the first stage of its non-urban water metering framework. The new metering laws aim to create a robust metering framework to improve the standard and coverage of non-urban water meters across the state and help build […]
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In a recent submission on floodplain harvesting, the EDO and the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists argued that “conferring permanent property rights to irrigators is a windfall transfer of public wealth that should be considered only once public good outcomes can be guaranteed, including for Aboriginal Nations who are disproportionately disadvantaged under the current policy […]
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The Environmental Defenders Office is proud to announce its new national team, bringing together scientific and legal experts across the country to provide best-in-class legal services to its clients in Australia and the Pacific. The new team is carefully designed to ensure we retain a local presence in key communities around the country, improve service […]
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Dr Emma Carmody, Special CounselKimberley Slapp, Legal Intern Introduction Australia is an extremely dry continent that is in the process of becoming drier, including across swathes of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). For example, recently published research found that by 2070, most of Lake Eyre and parts of the MDB could become enveloped by the arid […]
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By Dr Emma Carmody, EDO Special Counsel and water law expert It’s 2018 and I’m standing in the far west of NSW on the banks of the Darling River, or Barka, as it is known to its Traditional Custodians, the Barkindji people. I’m listening to Barkindji elder Uncle Badger Bates explain what he means by […]
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Part 1 in a series on water law and the Murray-Darling Basin By Special Counsel Dr Emma Carmody Everyone should care about water, and how it is managed. This is particularly true in Australia due to its scarcity, which is already being exacerbated by climate change in certain parts of the country. This article […]
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Environmental Defenders Office represents a diverse range of public interest clients. Meet just a few of them. EDO is representing Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action who are calling on the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in NSW to develop a climate change policy to regulate greenhouse gas pollutants. “Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action has been really thrilled […]
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Improving adaptation, sustainability, transparency and public trust On 19 February this year, Dr Emma Carmody, EDO’s Special Counsel and water law expert, gave this opening address at an international workshop jointly sponsored by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney Law School and Environmental Defenders Office. Here Emma explains why making […]
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Dr Emma Carmody, EDO Special Counsel and water law expert, gave this talk at the 10th Water Symposium, hosted by Legalwise in Sydney on 18 October 2019. Introduction My presentation is, broadly speaking, oriented towards the future, although anyone who has visited Menindee or Wilcannia in the last year might be inclined to argue that […]
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Today we launch the Environmental Defenders Office, Australia’s new national, not-for- profit legal watchdog for the environment. The Environmental Defenders Office will see eight state and territory EDOs join forces to become the largest community legal centre for the environment in the Asia-Pacific. As a united organisation, we will take high-impact enforcement cases to the […]
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