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Queensland Ends $500,000 a Year Funding Deal for Environmental Activist Law Firm

The Environmental Defenders Office has been the subject of scrutiny nationally for its troubled legal practices.
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Queensland Ends $500,000 a Year Funding Deal for Environmental Activist Law Firm
Protesters gather at the front of the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 15, 2022. This case involves Santos Ltd., and the major Barossa Gas project, located near the Tiwi Islands off the northern coast of Australia. Tamati Smith/Getty Images
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
5/15/2025|Updated: 5/15/2025
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The Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) government has scrapped a key funding stream for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) in the state.

The EDO provides environmental legal aid for farmers and Indigenous communities, but the national body has been embroiled in controversy after being ordered to pay $9 million by the Federal Court.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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