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| Subject: Good stuff: OZschwitz crackdown to stop "vigilante" green groups challenging large mining projects Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:43 am | |
| A government crackdown to stop "vigilante" green groups challenging large mining projects in court should be passed by Parliament despite criticism they are undemocratic, a Senate inquiry controlled by the government says.
Labor, the Greens, community groups and environmental advocates have argued the changes proposed by the former Abbott government limit the public's right to ensure environment laws are upheld.
The bill was proposed after a Federal Court challenge by a grassroots community group threw a spanner in the works of Australia's largest coal project, Adani's Carmichael mine in central Queensland – a move former prime minister Tony Abbott described as "sabotage".
The proposed changes would mean legal challenges can only be made by people directly affected by a development, such as a land holder.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/governmentcontrolled-senate-probe-backs-crackdown-on-green-lawfare-20151118-gl1q5d.html#ixzz3ruvfV4ja |
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