This inquiry took place against a backdrop of significant ongoing reform following lessons learned from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, particularly in the areas of emergency management and integrated fire management planning.

This report analyses the complex system of laws, agencies, and processes that regulate New Zealand's oil and gas industry. Introduction In part due to the technique of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’, more wells are being drilled in Taranaki and the amount of gas and oil extracted in the region is rising. As in many other...

There are many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that are doing their bit to build opportunities for Indigenous people. Many are running small to medium sized businesses developing and maintaining partnerships with big business in the resources industry. Getting it right brings some of those partnerships to a broader audience and showcases the elements...

Introduction: This report provides a description of resource exploration, the role of governments, and examines the exploration licencing process. It summarises the regulatory approvals that explorers are required to obtain in order to undertake mineral and energy resource exploration, specifically in relation to land access, Indigenous and non-Indigenous heritage, environment and public geoscience information. It...

Investments in coal, oil, and gas increase financial risk without increasing returns, according to this report, which includes the first simulation comparing performance of an Australian fossil fuel free investment portfolio with an indexed ASX portfolio. Introduction Debates about climate change have recently been reframed in terms of financial risks. Current global fossil fuel reserves...