This submission was prepared jointly between EJA, the EDO and the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. It’s a technical one, but important! The submission is in response to proposals for…
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This submission responds to a first call by the Victoria Department of Environment, Water and Planning for high level input into the SWS which is currently in preparation. You can…
In April 2021, EJA made a submission to the Inquiry into Air Pollution in Victoria, you can read it here. In our submission, we call on the government to implement…
The consultation period for the NSW Draft Clean Air Strategy 2021-2030 (Draft Strategy) closed on 23 April 2021 and EJA made a detailed submission, which you can read here. In…
The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lagoons and marsh environments and are the largest estuarine lagoon system in Australia. They consist of three large coastal lagoons (Lake Wellington, Lake Victoria…
The challenges facing Victoria’s native wildlife are immense. Our wildlife are in the gun-sights of rapidly accumulating extinction and climate crises. Our laws are hindering and enabling the problem, not…
Regional Forest Agreements are intergovernmental agreements between the Commonwealth and the Western Australian, Tasmanian, New South Wales and Victorian governments. These agreements attempt to resolve competing demands on native forests…
Friends of the Barwon and Environmental Justice Australia convened a series of structured discussions and prepared the proposals set out in this report to achieve a healthy, flowing, life-sustaining Barwon…
A report by Dr Ben Ewald for Doctors for the Environment Australia. Particle air pollution in New South Wales is getting worse, with the annual averages for both fine and…
A new deal for the rivers and waterways of Melbourne’s west: law and policy reform for waterway protection and new models of urban design proposes legislative and policy reforms for…
A new report by Environmental Justice Australia finds that if Australia’s export credit agency, EFIC, funds Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine, it would expose EFIC’s directors to significant legal and…
This report by Environmental Justice Australia examines the Northern Territory’s decision to lift the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. The moratorium was popular and widely supported. Fracking in the NT could produce up to 18%…
This report documents the experiences of western suburbs communities that are struggling for environmental justice while having huge rubbish tips and toxic waste dumps imposed on them. Raising a stink…
The stories in Re-imagining Birrarung: Six radical restoration ideas for the iconic Yarra River are visions of a revitalised, restored river. They imagine what the river can be like when…
This report, jointly released by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environmental Justice Australia, identifies key ‘anti-corruption’ principles and sets out how these need to be applied to government decision-making on…
HOW'S YOUR AIR?RESOURCESNATIONAL POLLUTANT INVENTORYAIR POLLUTION UPDATES Toxic and terminal: How the regulation of coal-fired power stations fails Australian communities is the result of exhaustive research, Freedom of Information searches,...
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After considerable anticipation, the Victorian Government announced its policy proposals for the future of the Yarra River (Birrarung) on 26 February 2017. For many people and organisations this was the…
In collaboration with Earthjustice, we have released a report asking the World Heritage Committee to take action in protecting the Great Barrier Reef from the devastating effects of climate change. The…
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (FFG Act) has not been a successful framework for protecting and restoring Victoria’s biodiversity. It is well overdue for an overhaul. The Victorian government…
In 2014, the Victorian Government made a commitment to implementing a Yarra River Protection Act and Yarra River Trust. This paper provides proposals for the Act and Trust. These proposals…
This is plain text version of the report. Read or download the full report here Introduction This report looks at six methods that coal companies operating in Australia currently use…
Did you know that 3,000 Australians each year die prematurely from the effects of air pollution? All Australians should have the right to breathe clean air, but that’s not currently…
This report arises from the research of Melanie Birkbeck, University of Melbourne, and Lauren Rickards, RMIT. It compares two disasters under the same parent company affecting coal fired power plants…
View our submission to the Scheduled Premises Regulations Review Discussion Paper (PDF, 70KB)
We welcomed the Independent Inquiry into the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA). While Victoria was a world leader in introducing the Environment Protection Act in 1970 many of its provisions…
The Adani Group’s global environmental record The Adani Group’s track record of environmental damage and disregard for the law calls into question the company’s suitability to operate the biggest coal…
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the current standing provision (section 487) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). This section currently allows…
View The Mt-Thorley-Warkworth mine and Hunter Valley air pollution briefing note here (PDF, 101KB)
The Victorian Government is asking the community what climate laws they want for Victoria. Environmental Justice Australia, in conjunction with Australian Conservation Foundation, Environment Victoria and Friends of the Earth,…
We are proposing a Climate Charter which sets up a legal framework to ensure that Victoria is proactively addressing climate change. The framework will ensure Victoria will significantly reduce its…
This report analyzes the criteria under the World Heritage Convention for inscription of World Heritage sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger. It concludes that the condition of…
Environmental Justice Australia in conjunction with CounterAct recently celebrated the launch of the Campaigners’ Handbook – for coal and gas campaigners.
Our new report highlights the problems facing the Yarra River and call for a Yarra River Protection Act to address them. The report, Let’s Act for the Yarra, co-produced by…
Once an unquestioned source of economic prosperity, the damage caused by coal to people’s health, natural capital and the global climate has led to closer scrutiny of its impacts. The…
A new investigation by Environmental Justice Australia reveals that the Newman Government, in its rush to fast track Adani Mining’s application to operate the Carmichael mine, has overlooked Adani’s track…
In 2014 we embarked on a project to explore how easy it is for communities to be involved in decision-making processes about the use, management and regulation of water ecosystems…
This is the third report in a series, Monitoring Victoria’s Environmental Laws. It investigates how effectively the Department of Sustainability and Environment is implementing and enforcing the Flora & Fauna…
View ANEDO Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Carbon Farming Initiative Bills (PDF 167KB)
Submission to the Administrative Review Council on Judicial Review in Australia – Consultation Paper
View ANEDO Submission to the Administrative Review Council on Judicial Review in Australia – Consultation Paper (PDF 267KB)
The EPBC Act is undergoing a 10-year review to look at whether the Act is meeting its objective. We have produced this briefing note explains the history of the review…
View submission to 'Biodiversity is Everybody’s Business': Victoria’s Biodiversity Strategy 2010-2015 consultation draft (4 June 2010) (PDF, 121KB)
The EDOs have written a report on the Regional Forest Agreements and their effectiveness in relation to biodiversity protection. The report presents the results of a review commissioned by MyEnvironment,…
On 13 April 2012 the Council of Australian Governments agreed to major reform of environmental laws across Australia. The reforms are directed at both Federal and State laws, particularly laws…
The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) is undertaking a Marine Investigation. This investigation will run until 2014 in various stages and will review how Victoria's marine protected areas (comprising some…
The Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, has announced proposals for sweeping changes to Victoria's planning zones to be introduced as early as October 2012. The changes include creating new residential…
The Australian Network of Environment Defenders Offices made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into major projects fast-tracking. Although the Commission made some sound recommendations, EDOs have strong concerns…
The Department of State Development, Business and Innovation's exposure draft of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2013. View submission to the Mineral Resources Sustainable Development Regulations (PDF,…
Over 3000 Australians a year die from long-term and short term exposure to air pollution. It affects the health of thousands of others, as well as harming the natural environment…
This is the fourth report in a series, Monitoring Victoria’s Environmental Laws. This report investigates how effectively the Department of Sustainability and Environment, together with responsible authorities, are implementing and…
The EDO is embarking on a project to explore community participation in the governance and management of water resources in Victoria and how laws, regulatory systems and practices facilitate or…
Places You Love Alliance report The Places You Love Alliance formed is made up of over 35 environmental groups and formed mid-2012 to fight the COAG attacks on environmental laws….
The term 'environmental justice' has been very little used in Australia, and certainly not in the rich context that it has been in the United States. However there are signs…
This is the first report in a series, Monitoring Victoria’s Environmental Laws. It investigates how effectively the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is implementing and enforcing the Environment Protection Act 1970….
This is the third report in a series, Monitoring Victoria’s Environmental Laws. It investigates how effectively the Department of Sustainability and Environment is implementing and enforcing the Flora & Fauna…
Why protective costs orders? There is a need to reduce the barriers to meritorious public interest litigation. This report examines a number of different approaches to the award of costs…
This is the second report in a series, Monitoring Victoria’s Environmental Laws, to be published by us. This report investigates how effectively the Minister for Planning and DPCD are implementing…
Victoria's mining laws do not properly protect sensitive environmental areas or allow involvement of affected communities. We have made comprehensive recommendations on how mining laws should be improved. View report…
We have released a report reviewing the legal mechanisms for environmental water in Victoria and made a number of recommendations for reform of the Victorian Water Act 1989 to improve…
In January 2008, we released a report Land and Biodiversity – a Call for Action. This report examines the submissions received by the Department of Sustainability and Environment in June…
Victoria’s wetlands are some of the most ecologically rich and productive ecosystems in the state. They are home to a large number of plant and animal species, and provide valuable…
This report provides critical analysis of offsets arrangements as they apply to native vegetation clearing in Victoria, with a view to developing an improved policy framework. The regulation of native…
This paper highlights the critical need for an independent body that has oversight of nationally important environmental issues. Public confidence in environmental decision-making and the administration of Australia’s environmental laws…
