For the Australian critical infrastructure industry, the most recent cyber threats trends report put out by the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) was sobering. Malicious cyber actors, far from being subdued, continue to wreak havoc, with the ASD reporting having responded to well over 1000 cyber-security incidents. Read More
The energy industry was one of the first sectors to which the original Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act applied. Subsequent amendments to the SOCI Act brought more industries into the fold, but they also ratcheted up the compliance burden on energy providers. Read More
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has initiated consultation on a potential extension to the duration of the Declared Wholesale Gas Market (DWGM) interim Dandenong LNG storage measures. Read More
On behalf of Australia’s oil and gas industry, the Australian Energy Producers (AEP) have congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Federal Labor’s re-election and called for priority action to address projected gas shortfalls. Read More
Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, has submitted a proposal to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to amend the National Gas Rules.
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has expressed concerns that the ACCC’s guidelines regarding the gas price cap only serve to create further uncertainty and confusion in the gas market.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) compliance and enforcement guidelines have been released, with a warning to operators attempting to circumvent the gas price cap.
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The Albanese government’s Climate Change Bill 2022 has passed in the House of Representatives. The Bill will enshrine into law an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030 and
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On Wednesday 9 March, Minister for Mines and Petroleum Bill Johnston approved the drafting of a bill that will provide Western Australia’s resource sector with further investment and regulatory certainty in its transition to a low-carbon future. Read More
