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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Tiwi Traditional Owner wins legal challenge to Santos Barossa Gas Project
In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia has invalidated Santos’ approval to drill for gas in the sea north of the Tiwi Islands. The Federal Court found that...
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AGN claims ‘renewable gas’ is climate-friendly could be greenwashingÂ
Environmental claims can be a powerful marketing tool. In the race to tackle dangerous climate change, it is essential that Australians are provided with accurate information...
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EDO assists clients to call out mining giant Glencore for potential greenwashingÂ
We’ve lodged a legal complaint, on behalf of The Plains Clan of the Wonnarua People (PCWP) and Lock the Gate Alliance, with ACCC and ASIC against Glencore’s misleading claims...
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Supreme Court hearing over largest groundwater licence in Territory history begins tomorrow Â
EDO lawyers are heading to Court this week, September 7 – 9, for a hearing over the legal challenge to the approval of the Territory’s largest ever groundwater...
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Meet one of our lawyers: Kirsty Ruddock, Safe Climate – Corporate team
Kirsty Ruddock is the Managing Lawyer for EDO’s Safe Climate Corporate & Commercial team. Kirsty is an experienced climate lawyer and litigator, having been involved in...
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Greenwashing complaint lodged against Ampol carbon-neutral fuel claims
Petroleum company Ampol’s claims of carbon-neutral fuel are the subject of a legal letter of complaint over alleged greenwashing by communications industry group Comms Declare,...
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Historic day as Court hears evidence from First Nations witnesses on-Country in the Tiwi Islands Â
Last week for the first time in Australian history, the Federal Court heard evidence on-Country in the Tiwi Islands, surrounded by stringy bark trees and a gentle...
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