EDO watchdog: Legal principles for COVID-19 response and recovery
Many of us are breathing a sigh of relief as restrictions cautiously ease across Australia to allow for somewhat greater social interaction and economic activity. As...
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Court win a vital reprieve for the Greater Glider in unburnt bushland
Update: This case was discontinued (except as to costs) on 5 June 2020 after the developer provided our client, Manyana Matters Environmental Association, with a further...
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Analysis: The role of connectivity in maintaining a healthy river system
Part 1 in a series on water law and the Murray-Darling Basin By Special Counsel Dr Emma Carmody Everyone should care about water, and how it is managed. This is particularly true...
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Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project Faces Human Rights Challenge
EDO is heading to court on behalf of young Queenslanders and landholders to challenge Clive Palmer’s proposed Galilee Coal Project, in a case that’s set to make legal history....
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Legal analysis: WA EPA Greenhouse Gas Guideline
On 16 April 2020, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Western Australia published its new Environmental Factor Guideline for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG...
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EDO complaint highlights lack of record-keeping
A complaint from EDO on behalf of a client who is resident in the Hunter Valley recently led to a NSW State Archives and Records Authority investigation of Department of Planning,...
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Analysis: Environment loses as subsidies drive extractions in Murray-Darling Basin
EDO water law specialist Emma Carmody has co-authored an article published today which finds that the Australian Government’s $4 billion irrigation efficiency program for the...
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Keeping a vigilant eye on decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 crisis has gathered pace globally and nationally, we’ve been confronted with a period of unprecedented transformation and enormous uncertainty. However, the huge...
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Bylong community successful in bid to join coal mine court case
A legal application by the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA), represented by Environmental Defenders Office, to become a full party in the court case to defend the planning...
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Bushfire Survivors Take Action Over NSW Climate Policy
Bushfire survivors are taking legal action to force the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority to address climate change. EDO is representing a group of people from...
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