An activist group which unsuccessfully challenged the government’s approval of a wind farm in North Queensland because of its effects on rare birds has lost its bid to dodge costs on public interest grounds, with a judge saying both sides sought to advance the public interest.
Allens has represented a renewable energy joint venture between infrastructure investor Igneo Infrastructure Partners and developer CleanPeak Energy in securing financing.
A real estate developer based in the Victorian town slated as the location for a waste-to-energy plant has lost its challenge to the proposed project.
Major water infrastructure projects in Victoria have secured a $40.6 million boost from a new state and federal funding partnership.
The environment minister has argued there is no “screaming urgency” in hearing a traditional custodian’s legal challenge to Woodside’s bid to extend its North West Shelf gas project by 40 years.
A community group has filed a lawsuit over the government’s assessment of Santos’ Narrabri lateral pipeline, the latest challenge to the company’s $3.6 billion natural gas project in northern NSW.
The Victorian government has given the go-ahead to Viva Energy’s plans to construct a liquefied natural gas terminal in Geelong.
Toyota has hit back at claims against its newly joined Japanese parent company in a class action over alleged emission cheat devices, saying the bulk of the claims are statute barred.
The NSW government has granted mine operator Glencore permission to run the Ulan coal mine until 2035, allowing for the extraction of an additional 18.8 million tonnes of coal, despite net zero targets on the horizon.
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.