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GreenCollar founders face trial accused of diverting profits
Intellectual Property 2025-03-19 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The founders of carbon credit provider GreenCollar are set to face trial in a case by a company seeking to claw back profits from a business opportunity it says was diverted to other entities in breach of fiduciary duties.

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Toyota parent co holds ‘crucial’ info for emissions cheat class action, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-13 1:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against Toyota can serve the car maker’s Japanese parent company, in hopes of obtaining technical information about devices it claims were installed in vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

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Environment minister taken to court by Wilderness Society over 11 species
Environment 2025-03-06 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Wilderness Society has sued the federal environment minister alleging she has failed in her duty to create recovery plans for 11 species at risk of extinction.

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Silk who worked on Murray Darling royal commission elevated to Land and Environment Court
Courts 2025-03-05 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Accomplished environmental lawyer and author Richard Beasley SC has been appointed to the New South Wales’ Land and Environment Court. The court announced Wednesday that Beasley will be sworn in on 17 March after almost three decades as a practitioner.  NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said that Beasley’s vast experience in environmental law will serve…

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Veolia wins tender to build $850M Canberra recycling facility
Construction 2025-03-03 5:21 pm By Andy Sidler

French waste management company Veolia has signed onto a 20-year project to build and operate a recycling facility in Canberra that will process 1.3 million tonnes of household recycling.

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Government grants exploration licence for NSW wind farm
Construction 2025-03-03 3:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has granted a feasibility licence to a partnership between Equinor and Oceanex Energy to explore offshore in northern NSW for a planned wind farm project.

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AirServices can’t get separate hearing in airport lease fight over PFAS
Real Estate 2025-02-27 11:41 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected AirServices bid for a separate hearing on whether it was required to manage environmental issues outside of its leased site at the Launceston Airport in Tasmania.

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Amp Energy wants more time for land purchase option for Cape Hardy green energy project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-02-24 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

Renewable energy company Amp Energy has requested more time to exercise its option to purchase land in South Australia for the development of its Cape Hardy advanced fuels precinct.

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Satterley Property’s masterplanned Perth development poses bushfire risk, group claims
Construction 2025-02-24 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A Perth advocacy group and a local council can make submissions on bushfire risks at a hearing for the approval of a controversial Stoneville development by major Perth developer Satterley, which is set to double the town’s population.

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Jones Day lures enviro partner from Norton Rose Fulbright
Business of Law 2025-02-20 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A top environmental lawyer has joined Jones Day as a partner in the firm’s government regulation practice.

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