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WMAA addresses committee on Qld waste levy

04 October, 2018

WMAA CEO Gayle Sloan represented industry in a public hearing on Queensland's Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill.


National Energy Guarantee endorsed by Coalition

14 August, 2018 by Lauren Davis

The Coalition party room has approved Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's plan for a National Energy Guarantee, following a debate that lasted almost two and a half hours.


State support not yet secured for National Energy Guarantee

10 August, 2018 by Lauren Davis

State and territory governments have called for more detailed legislation with more conditions before they agree to the proposed National Energy Guarantee.


Victorian Govt announces plastic bag ban, recycling plan

03 July, 2018

The Victorian Government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags from late 2019 in an effort to help protect the environment from plastic pollution.


Queensland's new waste strategy brings back landfill levy

21 March, 2018

The strategy follows an investigation into the transfer of interstate waste into Queensland, and the release of a final report based on this investigation.


Queensland passes plastic bag ban, cash for containers scheme

06 September, 2017 by Lauren Davis

Queensland's parliament has officially passed the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017, which introduces both a container refund scheme and a ban on single-use plastic bags.


Energy security a focus in 2017 Budget — but is it enough?

11 May, 2017 by Lauren Davis

Australia's energy sector has been left somewhat underwhelmed following Tuesday night's Budget announcement.


Victorian govt surplus propped up by landfill levy, claims ACOR

08 May, 2017

The Australian Council of Recycling has stated its disappointment after learning that a large percentage of the Victorian Government's surplus for 2016–17 will come from the state's landfill levy.


Disclose your climate risks — or risk legal action

11 November, 2016

Senior business leaders, fund managers, legal experts and regulators met in Melbourne last month to consider a new legal opinion on how corporate law requires company directors to consider and respond to climate-related risks to their business.


ACT crowned the renewables capital of Australia

08 September, 2016

A new report from the Climate Council describes the ACT as the renewables capital of Australia, with the territory's recently implemented renewable energy policies resulting in the country's lowest electricity prices and the creation of more than 1000 jobs.


$33 million to improve Victoria's energy efficiency

22 August, 2016

The Victorian Government will reboot the Greener Government Buildings Program, which was removed in 2013, with a $33 million investment over the next two years.


WA to introduce a container deposit scheme

18 August, 2016 by Lauren Davis

The Western Australian Government has announced its intention to introduce a container deposit scheme (CDS) for drink bottles and cans, expected to commence mid-2018.


New Zealand's ETS is not enough, claims researcher

21 July, 2016

University of Auckland researcher Sina Mashinchi has claimed that a carbon tax targeting emissions-intensive industries, along with a revamped emissions trading scheme (ETS), could boost economic growth.


South Australia increases waste levy

06 July, 2016

As part of South Australia's 2016–17 Budget, the solid waste levy will increase from $62 per tonne to $103 per tonne by 2019–20.


Don't cut off ARENA grant funding, solar scientists urge

27 May, 2016

Australia's top solar cell researchers have called on both major political parties not to unintentionally kill solar cell research in Australia by cutting off grant funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.


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