Analysis: Koala habitat laws and mapping take effect in SEQ
On Friday 7 February 2020, the new laws and mapping intended to improve protections of koalas in south east Queensland (SEQ) commenced, introduced through the: Nature...
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Bylong community seeks to defend coal mine refusal decision
The Environmental Defenders Office, acting on behalf of the Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA), is seeking to join a Judicial Review into a decision to refuse...
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Adani Guilty of Criminal Offence Over Providing False or Misleading Documents
Adani today admitted to providing false or misleading documents to the Queensland Government over its land clearing activities, after an investigation sparked by evidence...
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Analysis: How *not* to do state climate law reform
Incredibly, while bushfires still burn in parts of the state, water is trucked hourly to towns like Gloucester and the coast battens down for extreme rain, we spent Thursday...
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Halls Island private leases for World Heritage land released after 657-day delay
After a 657-day delay and multiple reviews by the Tasmanian Ombudsman following a right to information (RTI) application made in April 2018, an EDO client has obtained copies of...
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Analysis: Holding government to account
In early January, EDO Board member Kate Galloway, Associate Professor at Griffith Law School, captured public anguish about the bushfire disaster with a series of tweets...
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Court challenge to approval of deepwater oil drilling in the Bight
Environmental Defenders Office has launched legal action in the Federal Court on behalf of The Wilderness Society (South Australia), challenging Norwegian multinational...
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EDO files Supreme Court appeal against Lake Malbena eco-tourism permit
Environmental Defenders Office, acting on behalf of The Wilderness Society (Tasmania), the Tasmanian National Parks Association and two individuals has filed an appeal in the...
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A state of emergency – EDO is stepping in
By Elaine Johnson, Principal Lawyer Sydney, and Rachel Walmsley, Director of Policy and Law Reform, Sydney Update 9 January 2020: The events of this summer have inflicted...
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Legal analysis: The right to a healthy environment in Australia
While Australia does not have human rights enshrined in our Constitution, and only limited reflection through other federal laws, various states have introduced legislation that...
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