A partnership between environment group WWF and the Coca-Cola Foundation has successfully road-tested measures to cut fertiliser use on sugarcane farms and has left growers better-prepared for regulatory controls.
As environment ministers prepare to meet on Friday to discuss waste, new data shows NSW businesses are likely to export about one million tonnes of waste to Queensland in 2018.
The Queensland government will establish a new position of Rehabilitation Commissioner as it moves to strengthen remediation standards and reduce the risks of mining companies defaulting on closure obligations.
Queensland's environment department has failed to systematically identify and protect threatened species, according to a report released today by the state's Auditor-General.