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Draft State Planning Policy 2026: What It Means for Bushfire and Ecology
Draft State Planning Policy 2026: What It Means for Bushfire and Ecology The Queensland Government is currently consulting on the draft State Planning Policy 2026

Landscape-scale EPBC approvals: Draft regulations open for comment until 13 October
Landscape-scale EPBC approvals: Draft regulations open for comment until 13 October The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is consulting on

EPBC reforms: What the draft regulations could mean for proponents
EPBC reforms: What the draft regulations could mean for proponents Draft EPBC regulations propose changes to approvals, unacceptable impacts, bioregional plans and restoration contributions. What

National Environmental Standards: what applies now and what applies from December
National Environmental Standards: what applies now and what applies from December Australia’s first National Environmental Standards were made on 19 August 2026. Four Standards have

Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework is getting a reset. Here’s what it means for your projects
Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Framework is getting a reset The Queensland Government has released a discussion paper signalling meaningful reform to the Environmental Offsets Framework, the

New Ground Impact+ Helps Businesses Become Biodiversity Positive
Businesses are increasingly looking for practical ways to reduce their environmental impact, but biodiversity can often feel harder to measure, understand or act on than