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The Hon Angus Taylor MP

Keynote Address at the Carbon Market Institute 7th Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit

Minister Taylor's keynote address to Carbon Market Institute 7th Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit

Supporting energy needs of regional and remote communities

The Morrison Government is continuing to support secure, reliable and affordable power for regional and remote communities through microgrids.

Victorian distributed energy microgrid trial

The Morrison Government is supporting a Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Marketplace trial project in which households and businesses will be able to buy and sell electricity and grid services through the wholesale electricity market. 

Doorstop, Parliament House

Discusses Australia's emissions reduction targets

Interview with Tom Connell, Sky News (AM Agenda)

Interview discusses Australia's emissions reduction targets.

Interview with Leon Byner, 5AA (Mornings)

Interview discusses Australia's emissions reduction targets.

Australia beats 2020 target by 459 million tonnes

Today the Government released the Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: June 2020.

Interview with Deb Knight, 2GB

Interview discusses Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the Brereton Inquiry, and grants programs

Denham renewable hydrogen microgrid an Australian-first

Joint media release with WA Minister for Energy Bill Johnston

Australia’s first remote microgrid using renewable hydrogen generation is becoming a reality as the Morrison and McGowan governments support the trial of new energy technologies in remote Western Australia.

Supporting grid infrastructure to deliver benefits of Snowy 2.0

Joint media release with Minister for Finance Simon Birmingham

The Morrison Government is delivering key infrastructure that will ensure the reliable and secure energy generated by Snowy 2.0 is available across the National Electricity Market (NEM), powering thousands of households and businesses for decades to come.

The Hon Karen Andrews MP

New grants open up global opportunities

Projects with the potential to revolutionise Australian industry will share in $8 million under the second round of the Coalition Government’s Global Innovation Linkages program.

Strategy to advance women in STEM

The Morrison Government continues to tackle gender inequity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the launch of a new women in STEM strategy. 

Securing jobs for Antarctic researchers

Australian scientists working on cutting-edge Antarctic research will receive $50 million from the Morrison Government over the next 10 years.

Health at heart of Australia-Singapore initiative

The Morrison Government will help fund a joint initiative with Singapore to get Australians eating better and living longer.

Seeking feedback on ethics of artificial intelligence

For Australia to realise the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) it’s important to embed our values in technology, and have trust in what businesses and government are developing in this space.

Boosting science partnerships in the Asia-Pacific

Tackling serious diseases, like tuberculosis and malaria, will be the focus of funding from the Coalition Government for Australian-led research projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Backing the complementary healthcare industry

The Coalition Government will support continued access to the ‘Australian Made’ logo for the Australian complementary healthcare industry after a recent review of consumer law changes and Country of Origin labelling. 

Doorstop – Parliament House, Canberra

In a doorstop at Parliament House Canberra, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews and the Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government John McVeigh answer questions on the granting of Major Project Status to Asterion’s cannabis project at Toowoomba.

Maximising medical research and exports

Joint media release with the Federal Member for Groom, the Hon Dr John McVeigh MP
The Morrison Government has granted Major Project Status to Asterion (Australia) Pty Ltd to develop and establish one of the world’s largest, fully automated, purpose-built glasshouses for cultivation and processing of medicinal cannabis. 

Doorstop – Parliament House, Canberra

In a doorstop at Parliament House Canberra, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews and the Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government John McVeigh answer questions on the granting of Major Project Status to Asterion’s cannabis project at Toowoomba.