The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, today welcomed the release of new pre-competitive data as part of the Australian Government's multi-year program to assess highly prospective offshore basins for their CO₂ storage potential.

The Minister for Emergency Management, the Hon Nicola Roxon, MP and the Minister for Resources and Energy, the Hon Martin Ferguson, AM MP have released results from Phase 1 of the National Flood Risk Information Project at Geoscience Australia.

A series of maps depicting areas of Australia which are more or less susceptible to earthquakes will provide important information to help planners mitigate the possible impacts of future earthquakes.

Australian researchers are presenting the latest findings of research into carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the leading international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference being held in Japan this week.