Despite the ongoing work by farmers to innovate their practices to produce high quality food more sustainably, the environmental impacts of agriculture are hard to ignore. This paper proposes a consumer-facing agricultural sustainability star rating system, displayed on product packaging. Designed to be credible, practical and adaptable, the system would reward sustainable farming practices while...

The outlook provides a forward-looking assessment of how climate change will shape the Murray–Darling Basin’s environmental, First Nations, social and economic future through to 2050 under existing management arrangements. It finds that Basin is virtually certain to become hotter, rainfall likely to become more variable, and droughts very likely to become more frequent and severe.

This report examines the economic and environmental sustainability of free, libre and open source software (FLOSS), its role in fostering sustainable production and evolving worker contributions. It highlights community rejection of restrictive licences as environmental incentives, critiques predatory information technology (IT) practices and details workplace obstacles to reducing environmental impacts.

A final report from an inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in Australia. The report presents the evidence received, and the committee views and recommendations. It provides 47 recommendations. Much of the evidence highlighted the difficulties in establishing a conclusive causal link between PFAS exposure and adverse health...

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.