Landmark Bushfire Survivors’ Climate Case is Heard
Survivors of devastating bushfires have taken the NSW Environment Protection Authority to court, in a landmark climate case this week. For the first time, an Australian court...
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$21 million in Beetaloo gas grants to face Federal Court challenge
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) has today filed urgent proceedings on behalf of the Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT), challenging the lawfulness of a Federal...
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2021 Special Counsel Promotions
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is delighted to announce that as of 1 July 2021, Belinda Rayment and Dr Lauren Butterly have been promoted to the position of Special...
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Analysis: Compliance boost for the Murray-Darling Basin with new Inspector-General
The Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector–General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Cth) (Amendment) was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament on 24...
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Analysis: Children are our future, and they are leading the way on climate change
By Belinda Rayment, Special Counsel In the 1980s we all sang along with Whitney Houston believing that children are our future. But this soppy sentiment takes on a whole new...
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EDO Clients Apply to Join Appeal to Uphold Dendrobium Coal Mine Refusal
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) clients Protect Our Water Catchment (POWC) have applied to join legal proceedings so they can defend the refusal of a coal mine...
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Parliamentary Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Forestry Operations in NSW Native Forests
29 June 2021 Parliamentary Inquiry Puts Spotlight on Forestry Operations in NSW Native Forests By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane An Upper House inquiry into the forest and...
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Farmers to Fight Gold Mine Proposal to Protect Water
Farmers and community members will head to the NSW IPC to oppose a proposed gold mine in central-western NSW over its impacts on water. Our lawyers are providing expert legal...
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Analysis: The Walls are Closing in on Fossil Fuels
By Director of Legal Strategy Elaine Johnson It has been a big couple of weeks in the world of climate litigation, as three significant judgments were handed down by courts in...
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Water in Queensland
Adani Mine’s Water Plans Set to Face New Scrutiny After Court Win
In a win for the community and our clients, the Federal Court has upheld our client the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenge to the approval...
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