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Jul 2025 Major Projects Facilitation Agency

New clean energy and resource projects awarded major project status

Two new projects, one in silica mining and the other in carbon capture and storage, will boost Australia’s clean energy future.
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Clearer labelling for seafood in hospitality settings is here

Hospitality businesses can start labelling the origin of seafood dishes in line with new consumer labelling laws.
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Gas supply and demand outlook for 2025 quarter 4

The Australian Government will not activate the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) for the October to December 2025 quarter.
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Australia’s resources and energy exports set to soften amid trade uncertainties

We have released updated forecasts for Australia’s commodity exports in the June 2025 edition of the Resources and energy quarterly (REQ).

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  • 19 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Licensed premises on notice to pour correct measures

    The National Measurement Institute has announced a one week blitz on the accuracy of alcohol measurements in licensed premises.
  • 16 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    How do we measure things?

    As part of National Science Week, the National Measurement Institute has released the first of a series of videos explaining the basic units of measurement.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure weight

    The kilogram is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure weight.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure time

    The second is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure time.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure distance

    The metre is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure distance.
  • 4 July 2019 National Measurement Institute

    New compliance plan for the National Measurement Institute

    The National Measurement Institute’s 2019-20 National Compliance Plan will ensure all Australians are getting what they pay for.
  • 1 July 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video series: How we measure things

    How we measure things is a series of 7 videos explaining the basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains each unit simply for kids.
  • 21 June 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Springfield fruit market fined for not labelling packages

    The National Measurement Institute referred the Queensland store for prosecution after multiple offences under trade measurement law.
  • 20 May 2019 National Measurement Institute

    World Metrology Day

    Celebrating World Metrology Day and the start of the redefined International System of Measurement (SI) Units.
  • 5 April 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Measurement in everyday life: have your say

    The Measurement Law Review is seeking feedback on a second round of discussion papers designed to modernise, streamline and simplify Australia’s measurement framework.
  • 2 April 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Moving from diversity to inclusion in the sciences

    Hear leading experts discuss diversity and inclusion in the STEM community at this cross-agency event in Sydney on 17 April 2019.
  • 27 March 2019 National Measurement Institute

    International standard for automatic catchweighing instruments: Have your say

    The National Measurement Institute is seeking feedback to support the revision of the international standard (OIML R 51) for automatic catchweighing instruments.