Quarterly BAS lodgement due by 28 February
25 February, 2014Businesses who lodge their business activity statement (BAS) each quarter are required to do so by 28 February 2014 for the October-December 2013 period.
Report on the failure of electricity privatisation
20 February, 2014Economist Professor John Quiggin has released the report 'Electricity Privatisation in Australia: A Record of Failure'. The report examines 20 years of pro-privatisation reform, including a detailed economic examination of the outcomes of power sales in Victoria and South Australia.
NZ Green Party launches Solar Homes policy
17 February, 2014New Zealand's Green Party yesterday announced a policy intended to make it easier for households to afford solar power, thus removing a key barrier to the uptake of the technology.
Melbourne sustainability strategies endorsed
14 February, 2014The City of Melbourne has announced that two key council documents, which lay out Melbourne's path to a more resilient and self-sufficient future, were this week endorsed at a Future Melbourne Committee meeting.
Axing Renewable Energy Target will axe jobs, says RAA
29 January, 2014The REC Agents Association (RAA), an industry body for companies trading in renewable energy certificates, has commissioned an analysis into the potential abolition of the Renewable Energy Target (RET), which found that it could result in the loss of up to 6750 jobs.
Federal govt announces water trading plan
22 January, 2014The Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Simon Birmingham, this week announced the first ever trading of Commonwealth water holdings.
Agreement for Sydney light rail project signed
20 December, 2013The City of Sydney and Transport for NSW have signed an agreement setting out the standards under which the new Sydney light rail project will be built through the LGA.
Government introduces carbon tax repeal Bills into parliament
14 November, 2013The Australian Government yesterday introduced a package of Bills into parliament to repeal the carbon tax.
New Auckland by-law to encourage household recycling
01 November, 2013Changes to the Auckland Council Solid Waste Bylaw are designed to encourage Auckland householders to recycle and compost more by providing region-wide restrictions around the disposal of garden waste and recyclable materials.
City of Sydney calls for reformation of electricity regulations
22 October, 2013The City of Sydney has urged members of the NSW Parliament to reform outdated electricity regulations preventing the installation of low-carbon trigeneration electricity plants.
Public consultation on carbon tax repeal bills
16 October, 2013The Australian Government yesterday released, for public consideration, exposure drafts of the legislation to repeal the carbon tax.
Hunt outlines Coalition's plans for the environment
10 October, 2013Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt yesterday opened the Australian Sustainability Conference, held in Melbourne, in his first public address to the Australian business community since the election.
Climate Commission abolished by Abbott
19 September, 2013 by Lauren DavisThe Abbott government has shut down the Climate Commission, with the now former Chief Commissioner Professor Tim Flannery receiving the news this morning from Environment Minister Greg Hunt.
Abbott has "taken Australia back decades", says Greens party
18 September, 2013Senator Richard Di Natale, lead spokesperson of the Australian Greens, has indicated that the first acts of the Abbott government have “taken Australia back decades and made us an international embarrassment”.
Rudd announces a Minister for Cities
02 September, 2013Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that if re-elected, he will appoint Australia’s first Minister for Cities and establish an Outer Suburban Growth Taskforce (assisted by an expanded Major Cities Unit) to develop a Ten Year Jobs and Growth strategy for cities’ outer suburbs.
