The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is seeking research proposals to help understand how offshore renewable energy might affect migratory whales. This will inform best practice.The research ...

This National Groundwater Awareness Week we’re shining a spotlight on this priceless resource. One which around 44% of the ...

On an island in the western Torres Strait, invasive black rats are threatening native species – competing for food and eating nesting birds and their eggs.Warul Kawa (Deliverance Island) is an ...

The Murray–Darling Basin is the largest system of waterways in Australia. It covers an area the size of France and Germany combined. That is more than a million km 2. It is in the south-east of ...

Amendments to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 are now in place. Changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program will commence on 1 May 2026. Find out more about the changes. The ...

The Reefwise Wetlands Program will fund projects to support healthy, resilient wetland and riparian systems. Healthy wetlands play an important role in supporting water quality and biodiversity. They ...

Product stewardship means managing products' effects on the environment and health. Product stewardship schemes manage a product's lifecycle impacts. These schemes can be: industry-led voluntary ...

Permits will only be issued by the minister if the activity relevant to the protected matter: contributes significantly to the conservation of the species or ecological community is incidental to, and ...

Australia’s national co-regulatory framework for packaging was independently reviewed in 2021. The review found that reform is needed and made 9 recommendations. The Australian Government’s response ...

These projections were published before May 2022 under the previous Australian Government. This report details Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions trends to 2030. It analyses the factors driving ...

Australia and Canada have formalised a new Clean Energy Partnership. The Partnership will help both countries work together ...

Water is recovered by the Australian Government through a combination of investments in water-saving infrastructure, water purchases and other water recovery programs. This water becomes part of the ...