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Record year for Emissions Reduction Fund
10 March 2021
The Clean Energy Regulator’s latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report, released today, confirms a record 16 million tonnes of emissions reductions (Australian Carbon Credit Units or ACCUs) were credited under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) in 2020.
Yallourn Power Station
10 March 2021
EnergyAustralia has announced it is bringing forward the closure of the Yallourn Power Station in Victoria four years to mid-2028.
Acting Chair for Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
7 March 2021
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) Board member Justin Mannolini has been appointed Acting Chair of the NAIF and will lead the organisation as it transitions to its wider responsibilities.
Keeping energy companies honest
5 March 2021
The Morrison Government is continuing to hold the energy companies to account and ensure consumers are put first.
New Hobart Airport Interchange project employing Tasmanians
5 March 2021
Joint media release with Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson.
Construction is underway on the $46 million Tasman Highway Hobart Airport Interchange upgrade, making the intersection safer, reducing traffic congestion, and allowing for future increases in traffic.
Appointment of Special Adviser for low emissions technology
5 March 2021
Australia’s former Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO, has been appointed to serve in the newly created role of Special Adviser to the Australian Government for Low Emissions Technology.
Backing our local manufacturing businesses to grow
4 March 2021
Joint media release with the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, The Hon Karen Andrews MP
The Morrison Government’s game-changing investment to super-charge manufacturing and grow jobs is now open to local businesses, with applications sought under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI).
Uncovering new mineral deposits in north-east Australia
4 March 2021
Joint media release with Northern Territory Senator Dr Sam McMahon
The Coalition Government’s $225 million Exploring for the Future program will direct its focus on new critical mineral deposits across north-eastern Australia as it moves into its next phase.
National drilling initiative reveals golden opportunity for northern Australia
4 March 2021
Joint media release with NT Minister for Mining and Industry The Hon Nicole Manison MLA
The first data from an innovative drilling project has confirmed the mineral potential of a previously underexplored region of northern Australia.
Unlocking the potential of central-west Australia
4 March 2021
New groundwater, energy and mineral resources will be unlocked across Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory as part of the next phase of the Australian Government’s $225 million Exploring for the Future program.