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Jack Green, a Garawa elder, said they had not been consulted about the decision to reduce the bond from about $520m to $400m.
“They’ve kept us in the dark – we still don’t know why they made that decision,” he said.
Josie Davey Green, a Gudanji woman, said the decision could have an impact on the river and her people for generations to come.
McArthur River crossing at Borroloola in the wet season, looking up to the mine site. Photograph: Rebecca Parker
“My ancestors spent their lives with that river – it is everything to us, we’re all connected to it,” she said.
Residents of Borroloola launch legal action against the Northern Territory Government, arguing its decision to slash the environmental security bond paid by a massive lead and zinc mine was unlawful.
Land Court president excludes herself from fresh Queensland mine hearing
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The president of Queensland’s Land Court has excused herself from a further re-hearing of the New Acland coal mine case, to be tentatively set for November, saying she had formed views about the merits of some of the issues that could affect its proceedings.
At the first court date for the long-running legal fight since the High Court set aside previous orders this month, judge Fleur Kingham said it would be “inappropriate” for her to be involved beyond managing the case to a new hearing.
Interim standards proposed by the government look nothing like those put forward in the final report of a once-a-decade review of national environmental laws. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA
The Morrison government is preparing to reject a recommendation it introduce strong national environmental standards to improve protection of Australian wildlife, opting to instead mimic the failing existing laws.
A document, seen by Guardian Australia, sets out the proposed standards the government will introduce to underpin its plan to transfer environmental decision-making powers to state and territory governments.
The standards have been given to Senate crossbenchers, as well as industry and environment groups, as the government looks to build support for its environmental streamlining bill in the Senate.