As new Federal Court proceedings allege Tasmania's forest agreement isn't valid under the EPBC Act, the timber industry has urged governments to legislate to block similar cases.
A new Western Australian pilot program will provide state government funding to projects that create carbon credits by protecting biodiversity in national parks and reserves.
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.
Environment Minister Sussan Ley today gazetted plans to develop new EPBC Act bilateral agreements with all states and territories encompassing both assessments and approvals.
A federal parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of Juukan Gorge has prompted calls to make potential impacts on Indigenous cultural heritage a trigger for EPBC Act referral.
A court has refused a claim by a farming family for almost $700,000 in damages after a gas company's environmental scientists reported finding a vulnerable species of tree on their property.
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.