Defending the Unburnt: A landmark legal initiative
14 million hectares burned. Nearly 3 billion native animals impacted. Entire communities all but destroyed. We have a plan to defend what remains. Our forests and native habitats...
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Analysis: New Koala SEPP Commences in NSW – But Worse is Yet to Come
By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following its announcement on 8 March 2021 (see our earlier update), the NSW Government has now made State Environmental...
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South Australia Planning Changes Spark Community Rights Concerns
A new planning system in South Australia has sparked concerns about the ability of members of the...
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Update: KEPCO Lodges Fresh Appeal in Bylong Coal Mine Case
Korean Government-owned KEPCO has launched an appeal against the NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to uphold the refusal of a huge coal mine in the...
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Analysis: NSW koala protections back on the political agenda for 2021
By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following the stand-off between the NSW Nationals and NSW Liberal Party over koala protections at the end of 2020, the Government has announced its...
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International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge
Today marks the 110th anniversary of celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), and EDO would like to take the opportunity to recognise the incredible contribution that...
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EDO Challenges HSBC and Barclays Over Finance for Vietnamese Coal Plant
UPDATE: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has announced it will stop funding overseas coal power projects. It comes just weeks after EDO’s Safe Climate...
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Legal analysis shows Woodside lagging on climate-related risk disclosure
New legal analysis by EDO lawyers raises serious questions about gas giant Woodside Petroleum Ltd’s climate-related risk disclosure. The latest report from our new...
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Supreme Court action over Glencore’s McArthur River Mine
Traditional Owners and the Northern Territory’s peak environment group are taking the NT Government to the Supreme Court over its decision to slash the environmental bond of...
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Submission on water market information platforms in NSW
The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) welcomes the opportunity to provide the NSW Government with some brief comments on the state’s water market information platforms. Our...
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