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Primary producers generate income streams by changing the management of potentially unproductive parts of their property.

The NSW Government has opened a new round of consultation on the precise shape that some of these reforms should take.

This 2016 Act aims to enhance environmental protections by giving the Department greater powers to enforce compliance.

Who is in charge of an animal, and who is responsible, may be two questions with the same answer - most likely you.

Did you and your related corporate entities collectively use more than 0.5 petajoules of energy during the 2005–06 financial year? There are approximately 250 corporations estimated to fall into this category.

The mining industry has expressed concern that the reservation of land as "Class A" reserves will significantly impact on current and future tenement holders from exploring and mining within these areas.

The ACCC and ASIC have both announced that enforcement of 'greenwashing' claims is a priority for this financial year.

As reported by the Minister for Agriculture, trespass on farms and rural properties has increased by 27% since 2014.

On 9 February 2022, Agriculture Minister the Honourable David Littleproud MP introduced the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill (ABSM Bill) which establishes a framework to underpin...

These biodiversity reforms mark significant changes to the way that biodiversity impacts are considered in applications.

The mining and resources downturn is bringing forward the closure of many of Australia's ageing smelters, steelworks, power stations and mines and their corresponding environmental rehabilitation obligations.

The New South Wales Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal concerning a proposed 22-year extension of the development consent for the Mount Pleasant Coal Mine, which produces thermal coal...

The NSW Government has finalised the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan and announced the establishment of a Biodiversity Credits Supply Fund and Taskforce.

Recent amendments to the Contaminated Land Management Amendment Act 2008 are set to commence on 1 June 2009, dramatically broadening the powers of the EPA and bringing sweeping changes to the responsibilities and potential liability of owners and occupiers.

The breach of the section 77A Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)Notice could have been avoided through the implementation of a robust environmental compliance system

The long-awaited amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the bills establishing the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) and Environment Information...

One of the key documents for the assessment of wind energy facility proposals in Victoria is a set of guidelines that are incorporated into all Planning Schemes in Victoria.