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Expenditure and Rent Relief announced for WA Tenement Holders impacted by COVID-19

The WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum has announced relief measures for the holders of mining tenements that may be…

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Moratorium on Onshore Gas Drilling to be Lifted, Fracking to be Permanently Banned

The National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment Bill 2020 is currently being considered by the Legislative Council having passed the Assembly earlier this month….

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New financial assurance scheme for resource activities in Queensland set to commence on 1 April 2019

The Queensland Government has enacted a new financial provisioning scheme under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018…

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Key permit issues for Victorian solar projects clarified

With the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) recent decision to overturn the Wangaratta Rural City Council’s (Council) decision to…

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Climate change impacts cited in rejection of Gloucester coal mine proposal by NSW Court

Considerable legal and industry chatter quickly followed the Chief Judge of the NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision in Gloucester…

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Offshore oil and gas projects: Proposed changes to improve transparency in environmental decision-making

The Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) has released draft changes to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas…

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