New data centre facilities servicing the federal government will be expected to have a top energy rating by mid-2025, as part of the Australian Public Service net-zero by 2030...
Australia’s industrial policy must be “recast and modernised” to take advantage of the global energy transition, the Treasurer said on Thursday, while promising a new “uniquely Australian” plan that...
The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...
Reductions in emissions intensity should be considered a productivity measure to encourage the uptake of low-emissions technologies, according to the Albanese government’s first intergenerational report. With existing productivity measurements...
CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall has used a speech to a global mining conference to argue both the value of the agency’s commercial work with the resources sector, as...
The Albanese government will establish a national authority to assist workers and industries, particularly those in the regions, with the net-zero transition as Australia’s decarbonisation efforts accelerate. The National...
A review of Australia’s national science and research priorities has been announced by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic to ensure they are “fit for purpose”. Australia’s chief...
The Industry department is spending five times as much on advertising the government’s net-zero emissions strategy as it did on experts to model the impact of the widely disputed...
Just seven consultants were responsible for modelling the employment impacts of the Coalition’s net zero “plan”, under a $1.2 million contract handed to global giant McKinsey. The company has...
The federal government’s decision to bypass its own science agency and pay $6 million to a multinational consulting firm for key modelling work on its net-zero plan “doesn’t make...