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The Latest Breaking News from the Environmental Defenders Office

LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise

EDO boss says Crisafulli government decision means many ‘won’t even know their rights, let alone have the chance to exercise them’

The Guardian - AU

'Fake culture': legal body's charity status under fire

Already vowing to axe taxpayer support, the coalition's latest salvo against an environment litigation body could strip it of charity status to choke off funds.

AAP

Environmental lawyers ordered to pay $9m to Santos

The Environmental Defenders Office has been ordered to pay Santos more than $9 million in legal fees after a failed case to stop an undersea gas pipeline.

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Jacinta Price alleges ‘opportunists’ claiming Indigenous heritage to block resources projects

Shadow minister for Indigenous Australians says Albanese government ‘turning a blind eye’ to alleged ‘weaponisation’ of identity

The Guardian - AU

Miners dig 'best friend' Dutton with battlelines drawn

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has called for "a bit of common sense" from mining bosses, while Peter Dutton pledges to be their "best friend".

AAP

Taxpayers funding the demise of regional communities

JOBS IN PERIL: Time to cut federal support for the Environmental Defenders Office

Newcastle Herald

Activist groups not directly involved in Tiwi Island lawsuit must hand over documents to Santos, court rules

Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say

The Guardian - AU

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Australian sport runs financial and legal risks due to climate inaction, new report warns

Australian sport is failing to engage with or adapt to the climate crisis, opening organisations up to serious financial and legal risks, a new report has found

The Guardian - AU

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Experts warn against defunding Australia's primary environmental litigation group after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.

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Santos’s $5.8bn Barossa gas pipeline project can go ahead after Tiwi Islanders lose court battle

Federal court has lifted temporary injunction preventing construction work on part of the pipeline route

The Guardian - AU

Coal seam gas law changes would ‘weaken’ farmland protections, green groups say

The proposed changes remove the requirement to assess the risk of subsidence from gas wells, the Environmental Defenders Office says

The Guardian - AU

Coles, Woolworths and Aldi ‘responsibly sourced’ salmon labels may be misleading, watchdog told

Environmental groups allege some of the supermarkets’ salmon is from Tasmanian farms reportedly having ‘catastrophic’ impact on ancient Maugean skate

The Guardian - AU

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

A UN investigator has taken aim at Australia's crackdown on the right to protest as aging climate activists await a court ruling on 'scary' new laws.

AAP

Steve Irwin’s father leads push to stop would-be influencers entering crocodile habitat

Bob Irwin calls on Queensland state government to introduce new offences for those who disturb the reptiles across the state

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Fireproof Australia activist reflects on his crime

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

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