The Full Federal Court has unanimously rejected claims by owners of land in Jervis Bay that an EPBC decision equated to unjust acquisition of their properties.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt changed tack on carbon emissions when granting a revised approval for Adani's Carmichael coal mine, but that has not stopped a fresh Federal Court challenge being mounted today.
Whitehaven Coal has unsuccessfully tried to block the release of a report on clearing critically endangered vegetation by arguing that disclosure would affect its share price.
The NSW Land and Environment Court has fined a grazier $320,025 for illegal landclearing, after discounting the penalty because of the 'negative publicity and hate mail' he received.
A Queensland farmer fined $118,000 for land clearing, has been refused special leave to argue before the High Court that the State's vegetation protection law was unjust.