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Woodside's North West Shelf gas project looks set to be extended until 2070, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signalling the federal government's approval was a sure thing.
ASIC has proposed that companies be required to disclose the basis for any forward-looking statements concerning climate, as part of new reporting obligations set to take effect next year.
Trial has been set for next May in a case by Australian parents that accuses EnergyAustralia of engaging in misleading conduct in promoting a "carbon neutral" program, a case that puts carbon offset credits under scrutiny.
A law firm that has gone after major banks and the federal government over their climate exposure has trained its sight on the National Australia Bank.
A shareholder has dropped her case against ANZ over concerns it was failing to properly manage climate change risk, after the bank publicly committed to treating it as a key risk, later revealing it would stop providing project finance to new or expanded oil and gas projects.
The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed concerns about a “slide in public respect” for institutions such as the court and the creeping phenomenon of “truth decay”.
The Environmental Defenders Office has lodged a complaint with ASIC on behalf of a member of UniSuper, accusing the Australian superannuation fund of greenwashing its products by mislabelling them as ‘sustainable’.
Investment and advisory firm Pollination Group has poached a leading climate lawyer who led MinterEllison's global climate practice group to bolster its offering of cutting edge advice on the transition to net zero.
The Full Federal Court has found a native title tribunal failed to consider climate change when making a finding in relation to four new petroleum production leases for Santos' Narrabri gas project in New South Wales.
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 mega coal mines in New South Wales.