The Queensland government's long-awaited waste levy bill includes innovative features to minimise the risk of levy evasion and assist struggling materials recovery facilities.
The Queensland budget reveals how waste levy revenue will be spent, and also outlines plans for launching its green bond-backed $500 million Land Restoration Fund.
After initially refusing to provide the data, the NSW EPA has admitted the amount of waste going to Queensland still hasn't fallen, and conceded there were large errors in previous estimates.
Queensland Planning Minister Cameron Dick has relied on previously unused powers to introduce new planning controls that will constrain a major landfill project.