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The latest news and media from Josh Wilson MP.
The latest news and media from Josh Wilson MP.
So we’re really glad that we partnered with the Victorian Government in the first round of this program, with shared funding to the tune of $143 million, where they’re coming along with the second stage, which is $120 million from the Commonwealth, and we will move towards that 19,000 home upgrades with all the benefits that that brings.
Read more...And one of the remarkable strengths of Australia’s carbon market, under the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme, is not just the way the ACCU world has benefited from First Nations knowledge and practice, but the way that First Nations businesses and communities are leading some of the most extensive and successful ACCU projects over a large portion of the Australian landscape.
Read more...Over 8,000 more Victorian households will get lower energy bills and more comfortable homes with energy upgrades like rooftop solar, ceiling fans and electric hot water systems through a boost in funding from the Albanese and Allan Labor Governments to upgrade the state’s public and community housing.
Read more...The Cook and Albanese Labor Governments have delivered more than $185,000 in energy‑saving credits to households in the Kimberley, supporting cleaner, more reliable and lower-cost energy for remote First Nations communities.
Read more...I’m really glad to be able to make some remarks in support of the Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Bill 2026 and the Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Bill 2026. It’s a significant consolidation of the arrangements that have been in place since the Whitlam government, quite rightly, decided that that, as a matter of fairness, authors should get the benefit from the proliferation of their works through libraries and educational institutions.
Read more...It is an honour to be here among the Pacific family, and I thank you all for your part in nurturing this community of nations – it is a set of relationships based on shared principles that Australia values deeply. I am encouraged to see how the geography that unites us is matched by a shared commitment to work together for the long‑term stability, prosperity and sustainability of our region.
Read more...Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson will travel to Papua New Guinea today to represent Australia at the 6th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers Meeting (PRETMM).
Read more...In essence, today, we’re announcing 10 projects that represent one of the largest steps forward in terms of energy capacity in Western Australia’s history, and they enable us to take a really big step forward on our path towards being a renewable energy superpower to the cleaner and cheaper energy system that all Australians deserve, and in this case, obviously assisting the remarkable work that the Cook Labor Government has been doing over a number of years in transforming one of the largest standalone energy systems in the world, the SWIS and the NWIS, or the WEM, the Western Australian Energy Market, which is not part of the east coast energy system and has some challenges as a result.
Read more...The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments are delivering an historic boost to WA’s energy system with 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of cheaper, cleaner renewable generation and 482 megawatts (MW) of battery storage as part of 10 new projects set to be built across regional WA.
Read more...Over 350,000 households, small businesses and community organisations have now installed a bill busting battery under the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program, with almost half of those installing new or upgraded solar systems at the same time.
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