A judge has overturned energy minister Chris Bowen’s refusal to greenlight energy company Seadragonās offshore wind farm project off the coast of Gippsland.
Santosā plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was ālittle more than a series of speculationsā, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.
An environmental group has lost a court challenge to controlled burns in the stateās Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider.Ā
Two firms representing some Rio Tinto shareholders have lost their bid to intervene in Energy Resources’ fight to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.
A judge is concerned to manage prejudice to Clarence Property amid a barrage of evidence filed by an environmental group in its challenge to a Brunswick Heads development.
Vanguard Investments has been ordered to pay a penalty of almost $13 million for misleading the public about its $1 billion āethically consciousā hedge fund.
Corporate Australia is increasingly concerned about class actions, with privacy and data breach claims topping their worry list, according to a new report.
The High Court has agreed to hear NSW Forestryās challenge to a decision that found it could be sued by an environmental group for allegedly breaching environmental laws, a case that raises questions about standing in civil enforcement proceedings.
A environmental group has lost its challenge to the extension of the Mount Pleasant open cut coal mine in NSW operated by MACH Energy, with a judge finding the planning commission considered greenhouse emissions and did not merely pay ālip serviceā to the issue.
The Australian Conservation Foundation has reached an agreement with Woodside Energy to drop proceedings over the company’s Scarborough gas project in Western Australia, which alleged the $16.5 billion joint venture could not go ahead until its climate impacts were assessed.Ā