Tahmoor Coal Mine Extension Approved by NSW IPC
The Tahmoor South Coal Project has been approved by the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC). Mine owners SIMEC Mining, whose parent company...
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Defending World Heritage Springbrook National Park from water mining
Lawyers from the EDO are going to the Queensland Planning and Environment Court to defend the Springbrook World Heritage Area from groundwater mining, which...
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NSW’s Overdue Water Resource Plans Hampered by Further Delays
Dr Emma Carmody, Managing Lawyer, Freshwater TeamHuw Calford, Solicitor, Freshwater Team After more than two years of delays, a crucial element of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan...
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Joy for EDO Clients as Shenhua Coal Mine is CancelledÂ
In a massive win for Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) clients, Traditional Owners and farmers, the Shenhua coal mine proposal in north west New South Wales has been cancelled....
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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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