Archived News for Professionals in State Government - September, 2020
SA plastic ban passes
South Australia has passed legislation for the first single-use plastics ban in Australia.
Dam funds flow on party lines
Reports say money for a Queensland dam project has been funnelled to LNP-linked firms.
Water market reforms outlined
Experts have spelled out ways to save Australia’s vital water systems.
Buybacks scrapped amid missing flows
The Water Minister says buybacks from farmers are over, while investigations show the Murray-Darling system is missing vast amounts of water.
Coal reliability questioned
A new report finds Queensland’s gas and coal-fired power stations have the most outages in the country.
Green changes rammed through
The Federal Government has gagged debate and rushed through its weakening of the important EPBC act.
Hornsdale storage grows
The world's largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia is now even bigger.
MPs reveal ICAC involvement
Three Liberal MPs have outed themselves as the subjects of an ICAC probe in SA.
NSW in licence leak fight
The NSW Government is in a standoff with Amazon over a driver's licence data breach.
On-farm scheme could continue
The federal water minister may top up a major drought rebate scheme that has run dry.