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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. -
Jul 2025
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. -
Jul 2025
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. -
Jun 2025 Office of the Chief Economist
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). -
Jun 2025
The Australian Government is reviewing gas market regulation
The Gas Market Review will examine the key instruments for securing domestic gas supply. Submissions are open until 15 August 2025. -
Jun 2025
Remake of the OPGGS (Safety) Regulations to improve worker safety
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 12 June 2025. -
Jun 2025 National Artificial Intelligence Centre
AI is driving growth in jobs, research and innovation across Australia
Australia’s 2025 Artificial intelligence ecosystem report analyses current growth and opportunities across industries.
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7 April 2021
2020 Premises standards review: webinar
We held a webinar about the 2020 review of the Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2010. Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett, introduced the review. -
22 February 2021
Part 2 of the Disability Premises Standards review: have your say
Help us make sure people with disability, family members, carers and friends, have equal access to public buildings. Share your views by 30 April. -
27 November 2020
Building Ministers' Meeting Communiqué: November 2020
Building Ministers met in November to discuss the important work the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is undertaking to support building and construction sector reform. Ministers agreed to the next steps to take this work forward. -
21 September 2020
Disability access to buildings: have your say
We’re reviewing the law that ensures people with a disability, family members, carers and friends, have equal access to public buildings. Share your views by 30 November 2020. -
23 April 2020
Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué April 2020
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in late April to discuss the impacts of the current COVID-19 crisis on the building and construction industry, and agree the way forward for the design, construction and certification of complex buildings. The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) updated Ministers on the key achievements with implementing the recommendations in the Building Confidence Report. -
13 December 2019
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué December 2019
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met today in Canberra to discuss progress and agree next steps with the suite of important national building reforms underway. Ministers acknowledged the extensive work done since they last met on 18 July but agreed there is more to be done. -
18 July 2019
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué July 2019
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met today in Sydney to discuss a range of issues facing the building and construction sector. Ministers also met with industry representatives and discussed matters including professional indemnity insurance and implementation of the Building Confidence report. -
8 February 2019
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué February 2019
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met today in Hobart to discuss progress with priority issues relating to the safety of Australian buildings, and public confidence in the building and construction industry. -
10 August 2018
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: August 2018
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met in South Australia at the Adelaide Oval today. -
27 April 2018
Building Ministers’ Forum: Communiqué April 2018
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) held its first meeting for 2018 today in Melbourne, to decide on a range of significant measures that will benefit the Australian building, plumbing and construction industry and the wider Australian community. -
11 December 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: December 2017
Today, Building Ministers held a special meeting to discuss progress with the Assessment of the Effectiveness of Compliance and Enforcement Systems for Building and Construction Industry across Australia being undertaken by independent experts, Professor Peter Shergold AC and Ms Bronwyn Weir. -
6 October 2017
Building Ministers' Forum Communiqué: October 2017
The third Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) for 2017 held in Brisbane on Friday, 6 October 2017, continued to drive decisive action on potentially hazardous aluminium cladding and other efforts to improve the compliance and safety of Australian buildings.