by Environmental Justice Australia | Sep 30, 2022 | Murray, Nature, Rivers and waterways
The Murray-Darling is Australia’s largest and most complex river system, flowing through five states and territories and supporting diverse and iconic ecosystems. It is also now one of the most vulnerable water basins on Earth, writes lawyer Natalie Hogan. Earlier...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Sep 19, 2022 | Coal pollution, Communities
Decades of brown-coal mining has left the Latrobe Valley with enormous mine pits and toxic coal ash dumps contaminating the land and groundwater. As Australia transitions to clean energy, rehabilitating these sites properly will be crucial to protect community health...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Aug 29, 2022 | Communities, Cultural flows, Democratic Rights, First Nations, Indigenous rights
Lawyers at Environmental Justice Australia have today lodged a complaint at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to stop a brumby preservation group from racially vilifying Monica Morgan, a senior member of the Yorta Yorta Nation. The Barmah...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Jul 1, 2022 | Coal pollution, Communities
By Jocelyn McGarity, Clean Air Lawyer It’s been a busy few months fighting for clean air to protect community health across NSW and I want to share an update on some of the crucial moments EJA has been involved in lately. We scrutinised the National Pollutant...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Jun 10, 2022 | Forests, Nature
By Ellen Maybery, Senior Specialist Lawyer Imagine you are the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. The unprecedented 2022 federal election result has just unfurled before your eyes. A slam dunk for community voices demanding real action on climate change and integrity....
