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Federal agencies have made 'little progress' in adopting challenging water, energy and waste targets the federal environment department and are a long way from being sustainability leaders, says a report by the Auditor-General released yesterday.

• AMWU calls for trading without delay
  
• Solar PV will achieve 'grid parity' by 2014, Canberra told
  
• News Ltd joins UNEP climate network

• SA Government not fulfilling climate law commitments, Greens say
  
• Trading has the advantage, Wong says
  
• 'Compelling case' to exempt us, gas industry tells Turnbull's review
  
• Salaries for environmental managers on the rise
  
• CSIRO seeks help to go carbon neutral, halve energy and water use

Northern Territory legislation and policy deals inadequately with sustainability and it is 'no longer acceptable' to pay lip service to it, says a new Northern Territory EPA discussion paper.

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• Milne to re-introduce feed-in tariff bill in wake of Senate inquiry
  
• NSW waste levy changes prompts warning
  
• NSW to rewrite biodiversity strategy
  
• Alcoa puts Wagerup expansion on hold citing financial crisis, ETS concerns
  
• South Australia audits quarries
  
• How Kraft plans to save $550,000 a year and cut water use 39%

• Tasmania ambivalent on feed-in tariffs
  
• Government seeks help with OSCAR, gives more time for comment
  
• $90 million Green Building Fund invites first-round applications
  
• Thiess chairman, News Ltd, Leighton pick up Queensland sustainability awards

NT EPA set to review environmental assessment law

Reef will die if we fail to act, warns Queensland Premier

* Garrett to boost energy labelling scheme compliance regime

* Sustainability Victoria and EPA Victoria issue best practice guides

* You might not get what you expect, Tasmanian EPA reminds minister

* More high-lead children identified in Mount Isa

* Lawyers urge Senate to recommend EPBC Act changes

* Queensland Parliament passes amendments to framework Act

• Green Building Council launches factory rating tool
  
• Tasmanian minister sets agenda for EPA
  
• NSW planning department invites comment on 1,000MW wind farm

• NSW Coalition backs feed-in tariff
  
• Federal energy efficiency scheme to run courses on new reporting procedure
  
• Clean Energy Council works on streamlining grid connections, gets new chief
  
• New chief scientist sidesteps greenhouse gas questions
  
• Alcoa Australia climate program heads to the U.S.
  
• IEA reviews best-practice renewable energy policies