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This week's highlights include: * The whole package. A new federal paper examines three policy approaches to minimise packaging waste, and identifies one clear winner. * Waste to resources. An overhaul of a South Australian environment policy could lead to a waste hierarchy revamp and mandatory waste planning. * NFF chief

This week's highlights include: * Energy planning. The Senate has established a committee that will inquire into energy planning and regulation. * Nature summit. Minister Tanya Plibersek has released the program for next month's Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney. * Coal grant. The Queensland government has awarded another

This week's highlights include: * Three federal bills pass. Parliament has passed bills on illegal logging, climate disclosure, and the Net Zero Economy Authority. * Biodiversity offsets review. A Tribunal says the total value of NSW biodiversity credit transactions in FY24 exceeded all other years combined. * Good to go. The

This week's highlights include: * Human rights. The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to legislate the right to a healthy environment. * Crossbench demands. Senate crossbenchers have made numerous recommendations in a committee report on the Future Made in Australia Bill. * COP29. The president of the upcoming COP29

This week's highlights include: * PFAS changes. Queensland plans to end its ban on the beneficial reuse of waste that contains extremely low levels of PFAS. * NGER response. The federal government will explore options for facility-level emissions disclosures under the NGER scheme. * Insurer scrutiny. APRA plans to assess insurers,

This week's highlights include: * Circularity. The Productivity Commission will nominate Australia's priority circular economy opportunities. * Mandatory disclosure. The Senate has cleared the way for Australia to have a mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime. * PFAS inquiry. Senator Lidia Thorpe has instigated a new inquiry into PFAS. * Evolving

This week's highlights include: * Biodiversity law revamp. The NSW government has introduced a Bill that will overhaul the state's biodiversity offsets scheme. * EPA changes. A WA Bill will overhaul how the state's EPA operates, and will expand its Board. * Listening mode. The NSW government

This week's highlights include: * Regional CCS hubs. Companies interested in developing regional CCS hubs have received federal greenhouse gas assessment permits. * REZ inquiry. A NSW parliamentary committee has launched a new inquiry into the impact of renewable energy zones. * EPA climate survey. The NSW EPA has released the

This week's highlights include: * SA SDAs. A draft SA Bill would make it quicker and easier to establish clean economy infrastructure, by establishing State Development Areas. * Biodiversity methods. The federal government is taking the next step towards establishing a nature market. * Carbon methods. An invitation to suggest new

This week's highlights include: * Reshuffle. Changes at the ministerial and assistant minister level will result in new oversight arrangements for several climate and sustainability matters. * Huge carbon pricing differences. Company internal carbon prices range from as low as $12.90 to as high as $224, says a new

This week's highlights include: * Values-driven. Climate and energy ministers appear to have tweaked their approach to valuing emissions reductions, and have agreed to refresh the national E3 efficiency scheme. * Offsets overhaul. NSW will overhaul and strengthen its biodiversity offset scheme, in response to a review by Ken Henry.

This week's highlights include: * ACCC advice. Draft ACCC guidance shows how companies can cooperate on decarbonisation without breaching competition law. * Climate Authority advice. In two weeks time, the Climate Change Authority will hand important new advice to Minister Bowen. * Coal grant. A $37.2 million grant will help

This week's highlights include: * Treasurer introduces 'prosperity' Bill. A federal Bill will guide government investment in the clean economy, and expand the remit of two agencies. * Nature bills advance. The House of Representatives has passed three nature positive bills unamended, and they will now go to