NSW EPA Fines Perilya $30,000 Over Dust Management Failures
🚨 A compliant management plan on paper will not save you from a $30,000 fine if your water carts are parked during a windy day.
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Geoscience Australia launches $3.4B strategy to systematically map national groundwater systems
Understanding the ground beneath us is fundamental to our resilience and prosperity. Federal Minister for Resources Madeleine King has announced a $3.4 billion funding framework that will change how we assess site contamination. Geoscience Australia has released its strategy for 2026 to 2036.
NSW EPA Launches Major Review of Air Pollution Modelling Methods
Active remediation systems in New South Wales face higher regulatory hurdles. The NSW EPA has opened public consultation on an overhaul of the Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants.
Australia’s National Interest Framework: What Data Centre and AI Infrastructure Developers Must Now Demonstrate for Federal Approval
AI infrastructure is officially being reclassified as critical national infrastructure in Australia. The Federal Government has launched a new National Interest Framework for data centres and AI hardware. These projects are no longer treated as standard commercial developments.
Geoscience Australia Launches 2026-2036 Strategy Targeting Groundwater and Spatial Data
🛰️ The baseline data we use for complex site investigations is about to receive a substantial federally funded upgrade. Minister Madeleine King has officially released Shaping Our Future, the new 10-year enterprise strategy for Geoscience Australia.
AOF testing reveals hidden PFAS mass and verifies thermal destruction
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Standard targeted analytical suites miss up to 96 per cent of the fluorinated organic load on contaminated sites. Research from The University of Alabama, which secured the 2026 Metrohm USA Young Chemist Award, highlights a blind spot in remediation.
Federal Government Sets National Interest Requirements for AI and Data Centre Approvals in Australia
🤖 The Federal Government has put data centre and AI infrastructure developers on notice. A new national framework now ties the approval of large-scale AI and hyperscale data infrastructure to key national interest expectations.
Australian Government 2026 Framework: Energy and Water Requirements for Data Centres and AI Infrastructure
🤖 The Australian Government has released a national framework setting out what it expects from large-scale data centres and AI facilities, and the requirements go well beyond electricity contracts. The framework connects project viability to energy grid stability and water management outcomes.
Australia’s new national principles for AI data centre approvals: what the renewable energy and water use expectations mean for developers
🏗️ The bottleneck for gigawatt-scale data centres is no longer capital funding. It is now environmental approvals. Australia’s Federal Government has released its new Expectations of Data Centres and AI Infrastructure Developers framework.
Veolia Acquires Enviropacific in $220M Deal Driven by PFAS Regulations
The Australian remediation market has seen a significant consolidation, driven by tightening PFAS regulations. Veolia has announced the acquisition of national contractor Enviropacific in a deal valued at approximately 220 million AUD.