Committee calls for ‘substantial change’ within Environment department in scathing report Energy & Environment A parliamentary committee has described continued deficiencies in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (DAWE) administration of Australia’s environmental laws as ‘unacceptable’. The
Australia’s 20-year-old environmental laws ‘ineffective’, review finds July 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The federal government has rejected the call for an independent regulator to monitor compliance and enforcement of Australia’s environmental laws, stating it would add unnecessary
Be worried when fossil fuel lobbyists support current environmental laws May 20, 2020 By Chris McGrath Economy & Industry The fossil fuel lobby, led by the Minerals Council of Australia, seem pretty happy with the current system of environment laws. In a submission to
Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: experts respond May 19, 2019 By The Conversation Editors' Picks The Coalition has won the federal election. So what will this mean for key policy areas? Our experts take a closer look at what’s in