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Traditional owner challenges Victoria’s approval for Nyah project
A traditional owner has launched legal action against the Victorian government, challenging the approval of a floodplain engineering project at Nyah on the Murray River.
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Enviro group loses injunction bid over NT savanna bulldozing plans
An activist group can't block the owners of Claravale Station from clearing almost 3,000 hectares of savanna in the Northern Territory, with a judge finding it would be difficult to prove the government’s decision was legally unreasonable.
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Activist group’s challenge fails against Tamboran fracking project
Environmental activist group Lock the Gate has lost its case which aimed to block Tamboran B2's gas exploration project in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin.
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Australia faces UN Human Rights case over coal, LNG exports
A group of Australians has launched a landmark case with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, claiming the Albanese government is failing to act on climate change and backing fossil fuel production for export.
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Court to weigh ICJ climate opinion in suits over Woodside’s North West Shelf extension
A judge hearing a challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf extension will hear arguments from a UN special rapporteur on the relevance of international law, including an International Court of Justice opinion that held countries have an obligation to protect the climate from greenhouse gas emissions.
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Enviro group loses bid for review of Nyah Floodplain restoration project
A judge has tossed an environmental group's bid for judicial review of a minister's approval of plans to build water regulating structures at the Nyah Floodplain in Victoria, saying the approval was contingent on plans to offset effects on the Regent parrot.
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Dispute over Woodside gas project likely bound for High Court, judge told
An activist group has amended its challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf gas project to allege the Environment Minister delayed publishing his reasons for approving the project in order to limit challenges, with the court hearing the dispute will likely wind up at the High Court. 
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Court tosses challenge to Santos’ Narrabri gas pipeline
A community group has lost a legal challenge to a 50-60 km underground pipeline that will connect Santos’ $3.6 billion Narrabri gas project to the Hunter gas pipeline. 
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UN appointee wants in on cases over Woodside North West Shelf extension
A United Nations special rapporteur has sought to intervene in three Federal Court cases opposing the federal environment minister's decision to approve gas giant Woodside's North West Shelf extension.
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Woodside faces new challenges over North West Shelf extension
Two activist groups have launched fresh action against Woodside's North West Shelf gas project, after the energy company secured final government approval for an extension to the venture.