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Lawyers blast freeze on litigation over corporate climate disclosures
Environment 2023-11-03 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Lawyers have spoken out against Treasuryā€™s plan to implement a three-year moratorium on private litigation against companies that make misleading claims about their climate credentials, […]

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Santos blocked from starting work on $5.6B Barossa gas project
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-11-02 1:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tiwi Islanders have won an eleventh hour bid to halt all work on Santos’ Barossa gas export pipeline for one week, with a judge finding […]

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EnergyAustralia says ‘carbon neutral’ valid way to describe offset credits
Environment 2023-11-02 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

EnergyAustralia has hit back at a lawsuit by Australian parents accusing it of misleading customers, saying it was “valid” to market its products involving a […]

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Tiwi Islanders have no standing to challenge Barossa pipeline, Santos says
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-11-01 10:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santos has hit back at an urgent bid by a Tiwi Islander traditional custodian to block construction of the energy giantā€™s Barossa gas export pipeline, […]

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Santos faces new court action by Tiwi islanders over Barossa gas project
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-10-31 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Tiwi Island traditional owner has brought fresh legal action against Santos, seeking to block the energy giant from building its Barossa gas export pipeline […]

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Climate change appeal attacks ‘drug dealers defence’ to coal mine extensions
Climate change 2023-10-26 10:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An advocacy group has appealed a judgment that found it was “legally open” to federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek to approve the extension of two […]

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High Court finds Victoria’s electric car tax invalid
High Court 2023-10-18 12:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has struck down a Victorian tax on electric cars, finding the state usurped powers held only by the federal government. The 7-1 […]

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Bondholders class action faced obstacles, but proving climate risk not one of them: judge
Class Actions 2023-10-13 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who signed off on a settlement in a class action against theĀ  government by sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate risks said […]

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Legal challenge to Mount Pleasant coal mine extension fails
Environment 2023-10-11 2:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A decision by federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek to greenlight the extension of two mega coal mines in NSW was ā€œlegally openā€ to her, a […]

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Graincorp hits back at class action over noisy, foul-smelling factory
Class Actions 2023-10-05 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Agricultural giant Graincorp has hit back at a class action filed by rural Victorians who allege that a loud and foul-smelling oilseed factory run by […]

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