Almost 100 per cent of printed newspapers have been diverted from landfill under an industry-led product stewardship scheme for the recycling of newspapers and magazines approved by the Albanese Government.
Indigenous land and water managers from across Australia will gather on Larrakia Country in Darwin from 27 to 29 August at the Dangkal Gwo’yal-wa (Strong Country) Land and Water Management Forum.
More than 43,000 tonnes of soft plastics will be diverted from Victorian landfills every year, thanks to a $15.6 million investment in advanced and innovative recycling technology by the Albanese Government.
The Albanese Government has tasked the Productivity Commission to lead an inquiry into opportunities to boost circularity across the Australian economy.
In a massive step towards making Australia a renewable energy superpower, the Albanese Government has approved a huge new industrial solar power project in the Northern Territory.
The Albanese Labor Government has taken another significant step towards delivering the Murray–Darling Basin Plan in full, committing more than $274 million to extend a program helping to increase the benefits of environmental flows in New South Wales.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act (ATSIHP Act) allows the Federal Environment Minister to make a declaration protecting a significant Aboriginal heritage area where it is under threat of injury or desecration.
The independent Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) has opened consultation on whether the status of the Maugean Skate should be updated from endangered to critically endangered under national environment law.
