COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both ...

The EPBC Act reform package comprises seven Bills, with the most significant changes outlined in the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 (Reform Bill), the National Environmental Protection Agency ...

To give effect to the Code, Parliament has passed two key statutes in August 2025: ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition covers Queensland's Energy Roadmap 2025, changes to the ...

This new approach, known as the Victorian Access Regime ( VAR ), will replace the current "open" access regime. It seeks to promote development of renewable energy infrastructure within REZs and ...

The Commonwealth Government has announced changes to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules ( CPRs ).

Australia risks falling behind in its energy transition, as Europe leads the way in EV freight by aligning driver work and rest requirements with EV truck charging times. Current driver rest rules ...

To use the newly introduced “public interest defence”, it's vitally important for a publisher to demonstrate that the steps they took to inform themselves of matters relevant to their belief were ...

Initially foreshadowed in late 2022, and following community consultation which commenced in 2019, the WA Government has this month introduced Bills to implement its proposed new privacy and ...

The recent decision in Waller v Barrett is significant because the Court determined that the Australian common law should now recognise a cause of action for serious invasions of privacy, which could ...

It's not just industries which use PFAS which will need to deal with PFAS contamination – agribusiness, construction, and any dealings in land must prioritise it. If you were looking for a remote spot ...