Two facilities with Safeguard baselines far above their actual emissions are undergoing state assessment processes that could more tightly cap what they emit, irrespective of Safeguard changes.
Rio Tinto, Woodside and Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill iron ore mining company have told a Senate inquiry that protecting Indigenous cultural heritage should remain primarily a matter for the states.
Despite federal government plans to fast-track initial EPBC Act amendments, finalising bilateral approval agreements with states and territories will be a lengthy process, law firm Clayton Utz has cautioned.
Highlights include a new federal energy efficiency grants program. Event listings include a clean energy summit. Jobs include group sustainability manager with Newcrest, and posts with Downer, John Holland and JLL.