In an example of public-impact procurement, the New South Wales government has placed 84,417 hectares of the Lowbidgee floodplain under the management of conservationists, local… Read More
Victoria's Environmental Protection Authority is undergoing its biggest reform in a generation, explains CEO Nial Finegan, re-orienting it towards prevention and community engagement. Read More
Creating a Reserve Bank for the environment would help give environmental policy the priority it often lacks, argue a group of NGOs campaigning for a national EPA. Read More
The independent board of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority has urged all parties to the historic water-sharing agreement not to let "one-sided perspectives" prevail over "genuine science" in a statement published this week. Read More
Sydney’s iconic, and radically innovative green apartment block -- One Central Park -- has won a slew of global design prizes. Now its developer, Sekisui House, is taking its holistic philosophy to everyday dwellings in the suburbs and regions. Read More
Despite gaps in public awareness, Australia has technical expertise that will give it the global advantage in developing large and home scale energy storage systems, says a new report out today from the Australian Council of Learned Academies and the Office of the Chief Scientist. Read More
Australia's top watchdogs are gathering in Canberra to thrash out how regulation powered by data, analysis and stakeholder insight can boost compliance. Read More
The role of the Threatened Species Commissioner needs to be broadened and strengthened to protect Australia's environment from degradation and species loss. Read More
Energy affordability has gone from being a source of economic advantage for Australia to the opposite, according to ACCC chief, Rod Sims. He outlines some hard truths to governments across the nation. Read More
The efficacy of handing out energy bill subsidies to households in need is again under the spotlight. Many rebate schemes “do not have measurable objectives or outcome measures", according to a new report from the NSW Audit Office. Read More
There are signs social housing builds are finally changing for the better. But can good architecture change entrenched disadvantage and a punitive mentality towards welfare recipients? Read More
Water management failures have damaged the reputation of the New South Wales public service and exposed a culture of expediency. A "systemic fix" has been proposed but it is harder to rebuild trust than to lose it. Read More
Collapse of national waste plan prompts truck checks at the border. Read More
Victoria and South Australia are crying foul after a Four Corners investigation claimed New South Wales cotton growers siphon billions of litres of water purchased by taxpayers for return to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Read More
The 2017-18 Budget unveils a major new role for the public sector to drive infrastructure and regional development, with multi-billion dollar funds and delivery agencies, a buyback of Snowy Hydro from NSW and Victoria, and a new housing affordability package. Read More
