(Source: ACF - Australian Conservation Foundation) The groups together represent more than two million Australians. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Attorney-General George Brandis yesterday signalled the government's intention to introduce amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act into parliament this week. The changes are designed to strip away the legal right of communities to object in the courts to major mining and industrial projectsthat threaten their land, water resources, biodiversity and iconic natural features like the Great Barrier Reef and native forests. Contrary to the government's claims of an avalanche of "vigilante litigation", only...
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