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Policy & Planning

Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking
Activists have rallied outside court ahead of a federal legal challenge to protect vital Northern Territory groundwater supplies from gas exploration.
Adelaide Lang

Jun 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Court rules government has no ‘duty of care’ to protect young people from climate change
Federal court supports environment minister’s appeal against ruling that government had duty of care to protect young people from climate change.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 15, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Shareholder group sues Santos over “misleading” claims that gas is “clean energy”
Santos sued by shareholder group alleging claims gas is “clean energy” are misleading, and that the company’s zero emissions strategies are not credible.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 26, 2021

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Coal

“Embarrassing:” Ley to appeal court ruling she has duty of care to young people on emissions
Federal environment minister flags appeal of Federal Court order that she has a duty of care to protect young people from the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 9, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Federal Court says minister owes duty of care to young people over carbon emissions
Federal Court orders federal environment minister must consider the risks posed to Australia’s young people when granting approvals to coal projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2021

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AER settles legal action against Neoen and Pacific Hydro over SA blackout
Neoen and Pac Hydro settle legal action brought by the AER relating to South Australian blackout, agreeing to pay fines.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 2, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Greenpeace claims legal win against AGL over “Australia’s Greatest Liability” campaign
Federal Court rules in favour of Greenpeace, finding the group can use AGL logo and branding in ‘parody’ campaigns.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 9, 2021

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Coal

AGL vs Greenpeace: Legal showdown starts over logo use in environmental campaigns
Federal court hears AGL Energy’s legal challenge to Greenpeace’s use of its logos in campaign labelling the energy company “Australia’s Greatest Liability”.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 2, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Children win landmark climate change court case against Australian minister
Federal Court rules that the federal environment minister owes a ‘duty of care’ to protect children from climate impacts of coal mine expansion.
Michael Mazengarb

May 27, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Australian company fined for importing potent greenhouse gas, 1000s times worse than CO2
Australian company fined $500,000 for illegally importing a synthetic greenhouse gas that is thousands of times worse than carbon dioxide in its contribution to global warming.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 27, 2020

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Storage

First Solar takes Lyon to court, as solar + storage assets put to market
Ambitious solar and storage developer Lyon Group embroiled in an escalating court battle with US solar giant First Solar, just as it seeks to complete sale of some of its biggest projects.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 28, 2017

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Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking

Court rules government has no ‘duty of care’ to protect young people from climate change

Shareholder group sues Santos over “misleading” claims that gas is “clean energy”

“Embarrassing:” Ley to appeal court ruling she has duty of care to young people on emissions

Federal Court says minister owes duty of care to young people over carbon emissions

AER settles legal action against Neoen and Pacific Hydro over SA blackout

Greenpeace claims legal win against AGL over “Australia’s Greatest Liability” campaign

AGL vs Greenpeace: Legal showdown starts over logo use in environmental campaigns

Children win landmark climate change court case against Australian minister

Australian company fined for importing potent greenhouse gas, 1000s times worse than CO2

First Solar takes Lyon to court, as solar + storage assets put to market

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