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Latest coal mine decision concludes scope 3 emissions are the end customer's responsibility
The Rix's Creek Continuation Project has been approved by the NSW Independent Planning Commission only weeks after the refusal of the Bylong Coal Project. In its approval of Rix's Creek, the Commission accepted that scope 3 emissions are the responsibility of the end customer for coal exports. This conclusion significantly departs from the position taken by the differently constituted Commission on Bylong. ...
Climate change features again in latest coal mine refusal
Last week the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) refused development consent for the Bylong Coal Project (Project). ...
Class actions and emerging issues
The nature of Australia's class action landscape has fundamentally changed since the outset of the regimes. ...
High Court delivers historic ruling on native title compensation
The High Court has delivered its eagerly awaited decision on how compensation for the extinguishment of native title is to be calculated ...
NSW Court's ruling on climate change raises concerns for coal industry
The recent decision of the NSW Land and Environment Court on the Rocky Hill Coal Project attracted significant press in the past week primarily due to the courts comments regarding climate change in the course of its ruling against the mines approval. ...
Certainty to return to Aboriginal cultural heritage in Queensland
Project proponents and operators in Queensland can breathe a sigh of relief following the introduction of a Bill to restore certainty and validity to agreements for the management of Aboriginal cultural heritage in that state. ...
Video: Inclusion & Diversity: Interview with Diane Jurgens, Chief Technology Officer at BHP
We talked to Diane Jurgens, Chief Technology Officer at BHP, about the role that inclusion and diversity play in innovation and transformation, leading to greater productivity and real business value. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update 2018
In this final wrap-up for FY1718 we take a look at the new rule change requests draft and final determinations made in the period April - June 2018 as well as track the progress of other National Electricity Gas and Energy Retail Rule changes currently underway ...
Comments open for North East Link EES scoping requirements
The draft scoping requirements for the proposed North East Link projects Environment Effects Statement have been released and are open for public comment until 12 June 2018 ...