Protest against the damming of the Franklin River National Archives of Australia
Fight for the Franklin 1982: Protests against the Franklin Dam lead to the formation of the Greens. National Museum of Australia
Franklin Dam and the Greens National Museum of Australia
Franklin Dam (media) Campaign TROVE National Library of Australia The list of 13 items, will look to answer the question, "How did the campaign of those who were opposed to the building of the Franklin Dam utilise the media in order to have their message received and ultimately win their cause?"
The Battle to Save the Franklin. Archival footage of the protests
Franklin River saved: 40-year anniversary 1 July 2023 marks 40 years since the High Court decision in favour of saving the Franklin Wilderness Society
Timeline of the Franklin Dam Controversy Water by Nature Tasmania
The Australian Experience - Saving The Franklin - The Fight For Tasmania's Franklin River (24 mins)
ABC November 2009
Franklin (1 hour 30 mins) SBS 2022
Recounts the seven-year campaign to save the Franklin River, one of Tasmania's World Heritage-listed sites, from being drowned by a hydroelectric project in the early 1980s.
The Rise of the Environmental Movement (5 mins) 2022
The Australian Conservation Foundation emerged in 1966, a time of increasing awareness about human impact on nature. This video describes key moments in the history of the ACF, including the beginnings of the foundation, the Franklin River campaign and the role of the foundation today.
In 1979 the Tasmanian Government proposed to dam the river to create hydro electricity.
A teacher provides an overview of the Commonwealth v Tasmania ("Tasmanian Dam case") [1983] HCA 21; (1983) 158 CLR 1 (1 July 1983).
Richardson v Forestry Commission [1988] HCA 10; (1988) 164 CLR 261 (10 March 1988)
F.C. 88/007 Constitutional Law (Cth) High Court of Australia
Full text
Australasian Legal Information Institute Search here for particular laws and cases
AustLII provides free, comprehensive and independent access to Australasian law.
Tasmania’s Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC) and the Franklin Dam (A) 2005-75.1 ANZSOG
(Australian and New Zealand School of Government)
Tasmanian Dam Case Environmental Law Australia
The Tasmanian Dam Case is the most famous and influential environmental law case in Australian history. It was also a landmark in Australian constitutional law.
Key documents are hyperlinked at the bottom of the article.
Trick or Treaty? Commonwealth Power to Make and Implement Treaties Parliament of Australia
Including "The interpretation of the external affairs power" Chapter 5
Original jurisdiction of High Court Parliament of Australia
Lemonthyme and Southern Forests (Commission of Inquiry) Act 1987 Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation
(no longer in force)
RICHARDSON v. FORESTRY COMMISSION (1988) 164 CLR 261 10 March 1988 JADE
Richardson v Forestry Commission UN Environmental Programme
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