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With ongoing volatility in the fuel markets, tightening global supply chains, and persistent inflation, the operating environment for Australian businesses is becoming increasingly uncertain.

NSW reform of directors' liability is great news – except for directors or managers who fall foul of environmental laws.

The NSW state government has introduced tough new penalties for anyone who tosses a cigarette butt from a car window.

The economic transformation countenanced by the Scheme will come at a price - but that price will not be known until later this year when the emissions cap and interim targets will be revealed.

There are three key elements to the proposed emissions requirements in the National Energy Guarantee.

This article takes a look at how the Government’s Budget is redirecting money into renewable energy, and introduces some of the projects that are benefiting from the Government’s shift in focus.

With the implementation of an emissions trading scheme only a few years away, questions are now being asked if a scheme will attract stamp duty or capital gains tax?

Streamlined environmental assessments and approvals will be a step closer with these changes and bilateral agreements.

In December 2008 the Department of Climate Change released a National Carbon Offset Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper) together with a draft National Carbon Offset Standard (Standard).

The series examines key elements of the EP Act and compares them to the approach taken in other Australian jurisdictions.

The NSW Government has released draft Planning Guidelines for Wind Farms, proposing approval processes and operations.

New requirements aim to reduce land-based sources of water pollution from agricultural & industrial sources entering the GBR.

The Queensland Government has released the draft Wind Farm Code (State Code 23) which is proposed to replace the existing Code. Consultation on the draft Code is open until Monday 4 September 2023.

The new Victorian Transport Integration Act 2010, which came into force on 1 July, represents a significant remodelling of transport planning and decision making in that State.

On 1 January 2019, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (MSA 2018) came into force in Australia.

According to new amendments, Queensland petroleum tenure holders will be able to use associated water "for any purpose".