The Queensland and New South Wales state governments are reviewing environmental defenders offices (EDOs) following their role in a Greenpeace-led plan to disrupt Australia’s coal export industry.
EDOs receive federal and state government funding, have tax-deductibility status and are part of a large number of community legal centres (CLCs).
News Weekly has found that grants from the federal Attorney-General’s Department, over the period 2009-12, have included:
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