Instead of tightening NO2 air quality standards in two stages, environment ministers have decided to move immediately to goals that were originally proposed for 2025.
Volkswagen has failed to convince the Full Federal Court that a $125 million penalty imposed on it for cheating on air pollution tests was manifestly excessive.
A new government paper asks whether the 4,000 facilities that report through the National Pollutant Inventory should bear a greater responsibility for providing accurate emissions data and pay more of the scheme's running costs.