Organic agriculture revenue data collection

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1 million over 5 years to collect revenue data as part of the broader agriculture industry to provide clarity on the organic sector’s economic contribution.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funds evenly over 5 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Organic agriculture revenue data collection

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $1 million over 5 years to collect revenue data as part of the broader agriculture industry to provide clarity on the organic sector’s economic contribution.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funds evenly over 5 years and start on 1 July 2026.

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Nature Positive Plan and Environmental Protection Australia – reversal

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reverse the funding for the Nature Positive Plan, including the establishment of Environmental Protection Australia and Environmental Information Australia.

This relates to the measure Nature Positive Plan – better for the environment, better for business in the 2023-24 Budget, and the measure Nature Positive Plan – additional funding in the 2024-25 Budget.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Climate change and energy – Establish a national Office of Electrification

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $10 million per year to establish an Office of Electrification to build momentum around electrification policy development and implementation.

The proposal would be ongoing, not indexed and start from 1 July 2026.

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Climate change and energy – Rebuild clean industry with a national green procurement strategy

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $20 million in 2026-27 for the development of a National Green Procurement Strategy, to change the way the government invests in Australia’s clean technology businesses and ensure that Australian content is maximised in energy infrastructure projects.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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Climate change and energy – Rebuild clean industry with a national green procurement strategy

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $20 million in 2026-27 for the development of a National Green Procurement Strategy, to change the way the government invests in Australia’s clean technology businesses and ensure that Australian content is maximised in energy infrastructure projects.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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Climate change and energy – Rebuild clean industry with a national green procurement strategy

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $20 million in 2026-27 for the development of a National Green Procurement Strategy, to change the way the government invests in Australia’s clean technology businesses and ensure that Australian content is maximised in energy infrastructure projects.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, include departmental funding from within the capped amount and start from 1 July 2026.

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$150 million Great Barrier Reef research and innovation fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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$150 million Great Barrier Reef research and innovation fund

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $150 million over 5 years to establish a research and innovation fund to determine protected species population estimates, bycatch reduction devices, and research protected species resilience to climatic and environmental changes.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 5 years and include departmental costs from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Green Australia Fund - biodiversity restoration

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $20 billion over 10 years for a Green Australia Fund to invest in biodiversity restoration through a range of projects, including the recently established Nature Repair Scheme and local council greening programs.

The program would be targeted towards threatened species and ecosystem recovery projects including but not limited to: habitat protection and restoration; monitoring and data collection; development and implementation of threatened species recovery plans, and threat abatement plans; rehabilitation of waterways; and invasive species management.

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