The Australian Securities & Investment Commission has launched its first court action for greenwashing, with proceedings in the Federal Court commencing against Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited for allegedly misleading consumers about the sustainable nature of its investment options.
Queensland's Land Court has today rejected a bid by Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal to develop Australia's largest thermal coal mine in the Galilee Basin, in a landmark ruling which took into account the human rights and climate change impacts of the proposal.
Santos says it will appeal today's Federal Court ruling that found its approval for drilling in the Barossa gas field was invalid due to the company's failure to properly consult with Tiwi Islanders.
A court has ordered a Whitehaven subsidiary to pay $158,750 to NSW’s Environmental Trust after it polluted an ephemeral creek near its open-cut coal mine.
Victoria's Supreme Court has criticised the "high-handed" behaviour of a wind farm owner, giving it three months to resolve noise problems before an injunction takes effect.
Western Australia's Supreme Court has rejected arguments by conservationists that the EPA should have comprehensively assessed Woodside's plans to process Scarborough field gas at its Pluto LNG plant.