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TgaTGA Clarifies IChEMS Exemptions for Therapeutic Goods
The exact same PFAS compound could be banned on one side of a manufacturing facility and perfectly legal on the other. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has formally resolved a major regulatory intersection for environmental professionals and phar
Recent curated updates
QREC – Queensland Renewable Energy CouncilRenewables sector welcomes EPBC review, urges broader scope – QREC
⏳ A single year of environmental assessment delays on a $400 million project can easily add $20 million in holding and opportunity costs. According to the Queensland Renewable Energy Council, Queensland is moving to examine the economic and regulator
DcceewDCCEEW Updates Legislative Methods for the Nature Repair Market
Earning carbon credits and biodiversity certificates on the same parcel of land is now approved. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released regulatory updates to the legislative methods governing Australia's Natu
Conservation newsAustralia declares mainland alpine ash forests endangered
Securing environmental approvals in high-elevation regions just became significantly more complex and costly. The Australian Government has officially listed mainland alpine ash forests as an endangered ecological community under the Environment Prot
MdbaMDBA warns of acute post-bushfire heavy metal contamination and severe algal blooms across the Murray-Darling Basin.
Bushfire ash is not just carbon. It is a concentrated delivery system for legacy heavy metals. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has just issued a severe water quality warning across New South Wales and Victoria. Recent rainfall is flushing m
NatureCoastal groundwater-level trends reveal global susceptibility to seawater intrusion – Nature Water
21 percent of coastal groundwater systems globally are now showing statistically detectable trend shifts of 0.1 metres or more per year. A landmark long-term study published this week in Nature Water analysed data from 480,000 coastal monitoring well
YourlocalexaminerCCWA appeals Alcoa's Wagerup refinery DWER licence over mercury emission spikes
What happens when federal emissions data tells a different story to your state compliance reports? The Conservation Council of WA has lodged a formal appeal against the DWER licence renewal for Alcoa's Wagerup Alumina Refinery. The trigger was a 400k
Energy-Storage.NewsSynergy submits 1GW Tathra Wind Farm with 500MW BESS to Australia's EPBC Act
Clearing less than 3.5 hectares of native vegetation on a 15,000-hectare mega-project is not just good ecology. It is a masterclass in federal approval strategy. Synergy has referred its 1GW Tathra renewable energy and BESS project for EPBC Act asses
Geelong TimesRefinery fire hits fuel production, imports to fill gap – Geelong Times
Millions of litres of contaminated firewater runoff have just transformed an industrial emergency into a complex marine pollution event. Following a major blaze at the Viva Energy Geelong refinery, EPA Victoria has issued an urgent water quality warn
StandardsNew Standards Australia initiative to support safer packaging and transport of used lithium‑ion batteries – Standards Australia
Managing the severe fire risks of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries is about to shift from a fragmented headache to a strict national baseline. On 15 April 2026, Standards Australia announced the development of a new Used Lithium-ion Battery Packagin
MbaSediment and erosion controls – Master Builders ACT
Think your residential sediment controls are just a compliance checkbox for planning approval? The ACT Environment Protection Authority has just secured a criminal conviction against a construction company for failing to maintain basic erosion contro
EpaEPA Victoria secures conviction and restoration order for ignored EAN
Paying a regulatory fine does not buy your way out of a site cleanup. EPA Victoria has prosecuted a Lara landowner for ignoring an Environmental Action Notice regarding large stockpiles of burnt industrial waste. The site contained construction mater
EPA3M Australia issued updated Clean Up Notice for PFAS in Capertee River
When contamination breaches your site boundary, the regulatory focus immediately shifts from containment to community exposure. The NSW EPA has escalated its enforcement against 3M Australia, issuing an amended Clean Up Notice after legacy PFAS from
Energy-Storage.NewsNeoen Australia submits 3.2GWh Bondo wind-plus-storage project to the EPBC Act
You can build a 1.2 GW wind and 3.2 GWh storage project without clearing a single hectare of native forest. Congratulations to Neoen Australia for officially referring their Bondo wind and storage project for federal EPBC Act assessment. Located acro
ESG NewsAmazon Expands Australia Renewable Portfolio To 990MW With Nine New Energy Deals
Eight out of nine new renewable energy deals signed by Amazon in Australia now include battery storage. This 430MW expansion brings their local portfolio to nearly a gigawatt. But the real story is the shift in corporate ESG strategy. Big tech is no
Waste Management ReviewEPA Victoria targets illegal waste with snap inspections
$80,000 in fines and 28 official warnings already issued this financial year for waste tracking failures. EPA Victoria is escalating its enforcement against the illegal transport of high-risk waste. Operating alongside Victoria Police and the Nationa
MinisterDCCEEW Data Shows 12% Drop in Industrial Emissions Under Safeguard Mechanism
5.8 million tonnes of net emissions reduced. That is the equivalent of taking over 2 million cars off the road. The latest data from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water confirms a 12% total reduction in net emissions a
Institute of Sustainability StudiesScope 3 reporting: what the proposed GHG Protocol changes mean
The flexibility to estimate your way through Scope 3 reporting is coming to a hard stop. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has just proposed its first major structural overhaul since 2011. The defining change is a strict 95% minimum boundary for Scope 3 em