Court Decision
The Queensland Land Court has recommended the refusal of the mining lease and environmental authority applications for Waratah Coal Pty Ltd’s proposed thermal coal mine. President Kingham ruled in the objectors’ favour, finding that preserving hu
Court Decision
Class action proceedings were brought against the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment (Minister) by eight Australian school children, represented by their litigation guardian Sister Brigid Arthur, seeking to protect children residing in Austral
Court Decision
Objections are before the Land Court of Queensland (Land Court) to the grant of a mining lease and environmental authority (EA) to Waratah Coal Pty Ltd (Waratah Coal), a company owned by Clive Palmer, for the Galilee Coal Project. The objections
Article
In an Australian first, a group of young Queenslanders are relying on Queensland’s new Human Rights Act to challenge the Galilee Coal Project, on the basis that their human rights will be impacted by the climate change impacts of the mine. While pr
Legislation Update
Key issues Recently introduced legislation at State (NSW) and Commonwealth levels is designed to force certain large organisations (Reporting Entities) to comprehensively audit and publicly report on modern slavery risks in their supply chains. I