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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.