Group wins challenge:
An Australia court overturned on Saturday government approval of a A$130 mil- lion fuel depot and port at Port Melville, off the country’s north coast, handing a major victory to environmental activists.
The facility, being developed by a unit of Singapore-based AusGroup, includes a 30-million-litre oil depot on Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, 120 km (75 miles) north of Darwin, the capital of Northern Territory.
Justice Richard White ruled in favour of the Environment Centre Northern Territory, a non-profit group that challenged a decision by former environment minister Greg Hunt to approve the project without an environmental impact statement, the court said.
The matter has been referred to environment minister Josh Frydenberg, who will decide if a full environmental impact assessment is necessary. (RTRS)