We’re in court to defend Tiwi Traditional Owner’s win over Santos’ Barossa gas
EDO lawyers will be in court today to defend Tiwi Elder Dennis Tipakalippa’s landmark win against mining giant Santos’ Barossa gas project. In September,...
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The UN says it is time to draw a red line around greenwashing
By EDO Managing Lawyer Kirsty Ruddock & Senior Solicitor Zoe Bush Last year, the EDO on behalf of its client, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, brought a...
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Shell greenwashing complaint lodged with ACCC and Ad Standards
Oil and gas giant Shell Australia is the latest company to be referred to corporate and advertising regulators for allegedly misleading or deceptive statements about the climate...
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United Nations committee visits Gimuy/Cairns wetlands project
Last month, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held a forum in far north Queensland on how to increase investment for nature-based solutions for...
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“Not in the public interest”: NSW IPC refuses Glendell Coal Mine Extension and protects priceless cultural heritage
The NSW Independent Planning Commission’s decision to reject Glencore’s Glendell coal mine expansion in the Upper Hunter is an incredible result for our clients and for all...
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Federal funding will help restore community access to environmental justice
The Federal Government’s restoration of funding for environmental community legal centres is good news for vulnerable ecosystems and communities under threat from ecologically...
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Climate-impacted Knitting Nannas launch Constitutional challenge to new NSW anti-protest laws
Today, two women from the flood and fire-impacted NSW mid-north coast launched a Constitutional challenge to new anti-protest laws to preserve the democratic freedoms of speech...
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Draft NSW EPA Climate Policy and Action Plan – Have Your Say
The case: In August 2021, a group of survivors of the horrific Black Summer bushfires took a landmark climate case to the NSW Land & Environment Court and won. For the first...
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Tasmanian Government agrees to environmental health check after legal pressure
Tasmanians will finally learn how the health of their environment is faring after the state government agreed to direct the Tasmanian Planning Commission to produce a State of the...
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First ever NSW plan for climate action released after landmark win by bushfire survivors
One year after the landmark win by Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action in the NSW Land and Environment Court, NSW’s environmental regulator has released a draft of their first...
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