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Australia: Ministers hint possible rethink environmental 'lawfare' crackdown
2015-09-27 08:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Last month the attorney general, George Brandis, proposed repealing section 487 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after the federal court overturned approval for the $16bn Adani Carmichael coalmine owing to the impact the project could have on two vulnerable species. This would narrow the range of people and organisations who can appeal an EPBC Act decision to anyone who can prove they are directly affected by a project. Brandis pushed for the changes in August,...
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