Agriculture & biosecurity – On-farm renewables – $2 million for agrovoltaics research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 million over 4 years to establish an agrovoltaics research and knowledge sharing program to encourage communities, showing that agriculture and renewable energy production can co-exist.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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Agriculture & biosecurity – On-farm renewables – $2 million for agrovoltaics research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $2 million over 4 years to establish an agrovoltaics research and knowledge sharing program to encourage communities, showing that agriculture and renewable energy production can co-exist.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 4 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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$50 million over ten years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 10 years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures that can replace nets and drum lines.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 10 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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$50 million over ten years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 10 years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures that can replace nets and drum lines.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 10 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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$50 million over ten years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $50 million over 10 years to supercharge research and development of non-lethal shark control measures that can replace nets and drum lines.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 10 years and include departmental funding from within the capped amount.

The proposal would start from 1 July 2026.

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Supporting medical research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $7.5 million over 3 years for medical research as follows:

  • $4.5 million would support research into motor neurone disease, conducted by FightMND and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher AO
  • $3 million to support the Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision for better research, advocacy and support for Australians with Bone Marrow Failure syndromes and their families.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Supporting medical research

Summary of proposal

The proposal would provide $7.5 million over 3 years for medical research as follows:

  • $4.5 million would support research into motor neurone disease, conducted by FightMND and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher AO
  • $3 million to support the Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision for better research, advocacy and support for Australians with Bone Marrow Failure syndromes and their families.

The proposal would be non-ongoing, distribute funding evenly over 3 years and start on 1 July 2025.

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Invest in crucial infrastructure to reboot recycling and introduce a ban on single-use plastics (PER667)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of three components.  

Component 1: Invest $500 million in waste avoidance and resource recovery initiatives  

This component would increase the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) credit facility by an additional $500 million to invest in waste avoidance and resource recovery initiatives.  The additional funds would be rolled out in line with previous CEFC lending arrangements.

Component 2: Establish a plastics co‐operative research centre in Hobart

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Invest in crucial infrastructure to reboot recycling and introduce a ban on single-use plastics (PER667)

Summary of proposal

This proposal consists of three components.  

Component 1: Invest $500 million in waste avoidance and resource recovery initiatives  

This component would increase the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) credit facility by an additional $500 million to invest in waste avoidance and resource recovery initiatives.  The additional funds would be rolled out in line with previous CEFC lending arrangements.

Component 2: Establish a plastics co‐operative research centre in Hobart

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Keep our oceans healthy, save our Great Barrier Reef and end deforestation in Australia (PER664)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has two components related to environmental protection.

Component 1: Reef funding

This component would return to the Commonwealth Government all uncontracted funding, including that committed but not yet contracted, from the $443.4 million grant provided to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation in 2017‐18.  The returned funding would be expensed by 30 June 2024 on the following activities.

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