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• Cougar Energy defends performance in face of Queensland charges
  
• Tasmania seeks comment on new agvet chemicals regulations
  
• Climate politicians to speak at upcoming business conference
  
• Carbon agency to fund office block retrofit

• Court rules Queensland environment department 'plainly wrong'
  
• Queensland Government backs large-scale solar
  
• Court orders abbattoir to pay $60,000 after effluent discharge
  
• EPA Victoria halves zero carbon costs, excludes GreenPower
  
• Tasmania issues coastal works manual

• WA exempts aquaculture industry from environmental legislation
  
• Gladstone dredging project receives green light
  
• Coalition to suspend marine sanctuaries planning processes
  
• Greens propose tougher vehicle emission standards
  
• South Hobart council to buy energy use monitors in bulk for residents

• Tasmanian Budget funds climate adaptation unit, new renewables scheme
  
• Queensland to investigate electric vehicle/renewables synergies
  
• RET scheme administrator details 2009 scheme performance

• Huge coal export project factors in sea-level rise
  
• Tasmanian court fines company $15,000 for nine offences
  
• 'We have to go through a new industrial revolution': new UK climate minister

In a disastrous year for Chinese-owned mining company MMG, it is being investigated for alleged heavy metal poisoning in Tasmania, prosecuted for water pollution in Queensland and faces the possibility of further legal action over a zinc pipeline spill.

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

• Don't risk nation's competitive advantage, warns Coalition
  
• Climate Ready program seeks first round grant applications
  
• How Queensland's climate impact statement process works
  
• Tasmania to hold fuel summit
  
• IPCC issues climate change and water report

• Tasmania issues new purchasing instructions on environmental impacts
  
  *Tasmania initiates container deposit inquiry
  
• Rudd Government joins forces with Engineers Australia to overhaul infrastructure manual
  
• Productivity Commission says review packaging covenant in 2010, questions labelling compliance programs
  
• Queensland finalises environmental offsets policy

An OECD review of Australia's environmental performance says serious breaches are 'inadequately prosecuted' in some jurisdictions and recommends that enforcement be strengthened, especially against big polluters.



The OECD also says voluntary measures often don't have 'meaningful' monitoring and compliance mechanisms and recommends greater use of economic instruments.