The Actuaries Institute has urged the Federal Government to take explicit account of natural disaster risks in the Budget, including those linked to climate change.
The company that owns South Australia's electricity transmission network failed to conduct detailed studies of the risk its assets face from climate change.
A new report estimates meeting 2025 Reef water quality targets would cost $8.2 billion, largely because of the expense of cutting sediment levels in catchment run-off.
The South Australian Government will raise an extra $64 million through waste levy increases and expects to conclude climate adaptation plans for all 12 regions by mid-2017, according to Budget papers.