This consultation document seeks feedback on proposed regulations affecting the international trade in e-waste. The New Zealand Government proposes extending the current conditions of consent that apply to the import or export of hazardous e-waste to include non-hazardous e-waste, in line with amendments to the Basel Convention.

This report summarises the state of technical development and Australian context for small modular reactors (SMRs) in 2024. It finds that SMRs could potentially form part of Australia’s future low-carbon energy mix but as an emerging technology, in 2024 the cost and operational performance of this technology has not yet been demonstrated.

Policymakers need to recognise the importance of privately owned social infrastructure and the willingness of many in the private sector to deliver community space. By broadening our understanding of the agents responsible for social infrastructure and highlighting creative approaches to its provision, the report's authors hope to encourage a new model of social infrastructure delivery...

This report finds that rooftop solar, electrification and thermal efficiency upgrades for 1.2 million homes over seven years would generate construction, indirect employment and household bill savings of up to $17 billion in gross domestic product over the lives of the upgrades.

This report reviews the original plans and permits for 1000 privately owned apartment buildings to ascertain why combustible cladding was used for external walls. The report reveals widespread misapplication of Victoria’s regulatory requirements for external wall cladding by the key professionals responsible for the design and permitting of buildings.