Media Releases
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has outlined the potential for Australia to build a new industry to decommission offshore oil and gas infrastructure and released an issues paper that points to the opportunities for the sector.
The Australian Government has released new areas for exploration for offshore greenhouse gas storage to help Australia lower emissions and meet net-zero commitments.
A new report shows the work of Geoscience Australia and state and territory geological surveys is key to Australia’s drive to become a global renewable energy superpower.
Ministerial statement to Parliament on the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility
The Australian Government is consulting with industry, experts and other stakeholders to inform an update of Australia’s Critical Minerals List.
The Australian Government has opened grant applications for research into reducing methane emissions in the resources sector.
Australia has joined the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Union, in signing a statement on Accelerating Methane Mitigation from the LNG Value Chain on the sidelines of an LNG conference in Tokyo.
Labor worked with the Barngarla People in the last term of Parliament to ensure they secured the right to seek judicial review of the decision to acquire the Facility site.
Joint media release with Minister for Climate Change and Energy the Hon Chris Bowen MP and Treasurer the Hon Jim Chalmers MP.
The Albanese Government’s Mandatory Gas Code of Conduct is now law.
The resources sector continues to power the nation’s economy, with new data showing Australia is on track to set a record for resources and energy exports in 2022-23.