NIMBY name-calling by media poor form
Independent Australia
Courier Mail criticism of public protests over development needs in Queensland is counterproductive, writes
AS AUSTRALIA moves from the response phase to the recovery phase from COVID-19, future options planned by government are weighted towards the economy and employment.
One consequence of this approach is that it has led to media articles critical of urban and regional community interest groups who have been galvanised into action to protest against a number of recent development proposals and their environmental - ecological, economic and social - consequences.
In the case of Queensland, many proposed developments are being fast-tracked as population growth arising from a substantial number of moves from other states has pushed net interstate migration to record levels. This has created a scenario for development proposals in Queensland whereby competing development and environment interests are locked into public
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In December 2020 the Higher Administrative Court issued an interesting ruling regarding the party status of environmental organisations (EOs).(1) Until now, the scope of EOs participation rights in Austrian nature conservation proceedings was unclear. The court s ruling clarifies that EOs party status is to be interpreted broadly.
EOs and their role under nature conservation law
The Aarhus Convention(2) provides for public participation in environmental proceedings and access to justice in order to review environmental procedures. In Austria, the right to participate in proceedings and to appeal is in principle available only to those who have party status, which is determined by national law. A strict distinction must be made between participating and legal parties. Participating parties have limited procedural rights, such as participation in a hearing. In contrast, legal parties have the right to file an application and to appeal. Therefore, the extent to which EOs are ent