The stories behind the biggest wins for nature of 2022
With bold legal action, brave clients and your incredible support, together we’ve notched up tremendous wins for nature in 2022. Groundbreaking cases take thousands of hours of...
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ASIC and ASX asked to investigate whether Santos misled investors over Barossa gas project
Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT) has lodged formal complaints with ASIC and the ASX against gas giant Santos over potentially false and misleading statements it made...
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EDO statement on recent harsh custodial sentences for climate protesters in Australia
EDO statement on recent harsh custodial sentences for climate protesters in Australia December 13, 2022: The Environmental Defenders Office is deeply concerned by the recent trend...
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National environment law reform at last? Ambitious reform road ahead…
By Frances Medlock, Solicitor, Commonwealth & Government Liaison, and Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy & Law Reform Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has...
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The legal challenge to NSW’s biggest coal mine
In 2022, the NSW Independent Planning Commission approved the expansion of the Mount Pleasant open cut coal mine in NSW’s beautiful Hunter Valley. It allows the mine...
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“This is our Country and we must be consulted”: Tiwi Islanders again claim victory over Santos, as Barossa appeal dismissed by Federal Court
Tiwi Islanders are rejoicing today after the Full Federal Court upheld a landmark ruling that invalidated Santos’ approvals to drill for gas in Tiwi Sea Country. The Federal...
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Meet our team: Fleur Ramsay, Head of Litigation and Climate Lead – Pasifika Program
Fleur Ramsay is the Head of Litigation and Climate Lead for the Pasifika Program at EDO in Sydney. The program partners with local organisations to protect the environment and the...
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Community in lutruwita/Tasmania overwhelmed by piecemeal law reform
By Claire Bookless, Managing Lawyer, lutruwita/Tasmania In the past eight years, the Tasmanian Government has announced numerous reforms, reviews and new policies with...
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Loss and Damage: A PNG Village’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change
By the Pasifika Team’s Senior Solicitor Watna Mori and Head of Litigation and Climate Lead Fleur Ramsay In a historic moment, as the 27th Session of the Conference of...
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Historic legal win over Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project
In a huge win for climate and human rights, on 25 November 2022, a Queensland court found that Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal...
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