This inquiry was established to consider the proposed Surat Basin Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project by the Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore. A key recommendation from the inquiry is that states and territories consider a legislated ban on CCS activities across the Great Artesian Basin to...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is the centrepiece of Australia’s system of corporate and financial regulation. When corporate misconduct occurs, Australians expect that ASIC will investigate promptly, take appropriate enforcement action and deter future breaches of the law. Evidence to this inquiry has made clear the deep flaws in ASIC’s approach to investigation...

In order to alleviate the burden of disease caused by diabetes in Australia, this report asserts that the primary aim must be prevention, and it is very important that every strategy possible is used as part of a comprehensive preventative response, requiring an all-of-government approach.

A key recommendation from this inquiry is for the Australian Government develop a clear and operational definition of 'sovereign capability' as part of the broader Future Made in Australia agenda that can be used to inform future government procurement decisions.

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has tabled this report into probity and ethics in the Australian public sector, finding the sector too often fails to comply with both the intent and the requirements of legal and regulatory frameworks.