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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).

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  • 23 August 2024

    Joint Statement from the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council and Building Ministers’ Meeti...

    The Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC) and Building Minister’s Meeting (BMM) held a joint meeting on 23 August 2024.
  • 21 June 2024

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué June 2024

    Commonwealth, state, and territory Building Ministers met today to confirm their commitment to climate resilience and discuss measures to assist the transition to net zero in the built environment.
  • 22 March 2024

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué March 2024

    Building Ministers made three significant decisions during the March session of the Building Ministers Meeting.
  • 20 October 2023

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué October 2023

    Commonwealth, State and Territory Building Ministers met today to discuss the next iteration of the National Construction Code and feedback received from industry.
  • 9 June 2023

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué June 2023

    Commonwealth, state and territory Building Ministers met today to ensure Australia’s buildings are fit for the changing climate and to discuss the issues facing the building industry.
  • 26 August 2022

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué August 2022

    Commonwealth, state and territory Building Ministers met today to discuss upgraded energy efficiency provisions for residential buildings, implementation and transition timeframes for the 2022 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC), the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Business Plan, funding and Intergovernmental Agreement, and Board Appointments.
  • 28 March 2022

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué March 2022

    Commonwealth, state and territory Building Ministers met today to discuss residential energy efficiency and building readiness for emerging technologies and accessible housing provisions for the 2022 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC) and the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Strategic Plan 2022.  
  • 26 November 2021

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué November 2021

    Commonwealth, state and territory Building Ministers met today to discuss ongoing building and construction sector reform, including discussion of the Building Confidence National Framework.
  • 30 April 2021

    Building Ministers’ Meeting: Communiqué April 2021

    Commonwealth, state and territory Building Ministers met today to consider next steps on options to increase Australia’s stock of accessible housing and progress with the Building Confidence Reforms, including the National Registration Framework.
  • 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.
  • 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.