Environmental rights: Big corporations vs disadvantaged communities
"Legal advocates warn that federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's pledge to defund the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is a "retrograde step" that would ultimately disadvantage everyday Australians. Defunding the EDO will reduce Australians' access to legal representation. It's really important that communities are able to enforce their environmental rights."
"Mr Dutton's promise to strip funding from the EDO would make it harder for Australians to challenge powerful corporations, in what he said was often a "David and Goliath struggle"."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-01/legal-advocates-warn-against-duttons-promise-to-defund-edo/103406856
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