Resources Minister Matt Canavan has instructed Chief Scientist Alan Finkel to review assessment procedures for oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight, but has told him not to examine whether it should be a drilling-free zone.
The EPBC Act should be supported by a scheme that lists acceptable consultants, and the Federal Government should create a $1 billion fund to help proponents protect the environment, says a new report.
Labor's Terri Butler will lead the Opposition's scrutiny of four Morrison government politicians in her new role as shadow environment and water minister.
The Coalition will have an unprecedented opportunity to put its stamp on national environmental laws and schemes, due to a host of reviews that are either imminent or already under way.
Unprecedented clean-up standards set for Rio Tinto's Ranger uranium mine will focus global attention on the company and how successful it is in rehabilitating the site, according to a new report.
A Labor government would establish a $100 million native species fund, and a returned Morrison government would order the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest $100 million in the recycling industry.