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This week's highlights include: * New task for AEMO. Australia's energy market operator will be instructed to examine energy productivity opportunities. * Power plant veto. NSW's Independent Planning Commission has vetoed a proposed biomass-fuelled power plant. * Planning and climate. A major NSW planning Bill will require

This week's highlights include: * PFAS ban. A NSW parliamentary inquiry has urged a ban on all non-essential uses of PFAS. * Modification orders. A new WA Bill would establish the Office of Coordinator-General, and would empower the government to exempt priority projects from some aspects of existing laws. * Coastal

This week's highlights include: * EPA weighs in on giant coal project. The NSW EPA isn't satisfied with the emissions strategy proposed for the state's biggest ever coal mining project. * Koalas and ACCUs. A proposed NSW national park that would protect thousands of koalas will

This week's highlights include: * Grid Bill clears Upper House. Victoria's Upper House has passed a Bill that takes responsibility for grid planning away from AEMO. * CCS Bill. A Queensland Bill would give Glencore a new option for decommissioning wells linked to a CCS project that didn&

This week's highlights include: * REZ concerns. A NSW parliamentary report says consultation has been inadequate in a key renewables zone, and urges a cumulative impacts study. * Coordinator-General. The federal government's new 'single front door' for mega-projects might lead to the office of a new

This week's highlights include: * 'Climate first but not only'. Treasury has released draft guidance on climate-related transition planning. * It's official. VicGrid has released its final transmission plan, providing clarity on where renewable energy zones and transmission lines will be located. * Repartnering. The bilateral climate

This week's highlights include: * Major environment Bill. A new NSW Bill expands the remit of environment policies, extends director liability provisions, and factors environmental justice principles into sentencing. * Fast-turnaround. An urgent NSW Bill to facilitate new grid infrastructure has passed Parliament after less than a day of debate.