South Australia has experienced one of the largest-scale algal bloom events ever recorded in Australian waters in 2025. This report outlines the findings and recommendations from an inquiry into the causes, frequency, scale and duration of recent algal blooms in South Australian marine and coastal environments. It provides 14 recommendations.

The Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and 11 other Acts to implement substantive reforms. This paper outlines the purpose and structure of the Bills, provides an overview of the EPBC Act and the need for reform, and presents the policy position of non-government parties...

The report provides a snapshot in time of the status and trend of Queensland's environmental assets and the management of them by Queensland’s Government. It covers a four-year period to June 2024 and evaluates 124 indicators related to extent and condition as well as pressures. The report has five themes: Biodiversity, Heritage, Pollution, Climate and...

The Clean Energy Regulator administers Australian Government emission reduction schemes. The priorities describe the regulator's compliance and enforcement focus for the year ahead. They highlight areas of actual and potential risk to the integrity of the schemes. A strong compliance and enforcement framework is fundamental to maintaining the integrity of the schemes and accelerating carbon...

Australia must protect or conserve nature on an additional 60 million hectares of land over the next five years. This paper examines how tax concessions for farmers and landholders who adopt conservation covenants might influence farmers' decisions to enter conservation covenants. It shows how the complexity and uncertain benefits of this incentive are likely limiting...