by Rachael Szumski | Sep 7, 2023 | Nature
LONG-TERM PAUSE ON WORKS AT LEE POINT – BINYBARA! In a landmark victory, Larrakia Danggalaba leaders have won a long-term pause on works that could have destroyed Aboriginal cultural heritage at Lee Point – Binybara in Darwin. Defence Housing Australia has...
by Rachael Szumski | Aug 31, 2023 | Coal pollution, Communities
Do you know Australian law is lagging behind its international counterparts in protecting human rights? And that your right to live in a healthy environment is not protected at all in Australia? Different states and territories have different approaches and regimes,...
by Rachael Szumski | Jul 31, 2023 | Nature
It’s incredibly disappointing that plans to artificially engineer floodplains on the Murray River are going ahead, so that even more water can be provided to irrigators from this iconic river system. The Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Projects include...
by Rachael Szumski | Jul 31, 2023 | Forests, Nature
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been asked to investigate whether a Victorian government agency, VicForests, is deliberately misleading the public about the true cost of its industrial logging operations. Who filed the greenwashing...
by Rachael Szumski | Jul 25, 2023 | First Nations
As environmental lawyers, we know the extraordinary power of the law. The power to grant rights, justice and a legal voice. Or to silence and dispossess. We see the consequences of this every day in our work. That’s why we believe it’s an important time for EJA to...
