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1983 A High Court ruling blocks the damming of Tasmania’s Franklin River (dec 27, 1983 – dec 27, 1983)

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Effect: By preventing the dam's development, legal and support for the environment strengthened Australia's environmental protection laws and safeguarded the Franklin River ecology.

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dec 27, 1983
dec 27, 1983
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