The Australian Government is investing $2 million to support the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital in delivering life‑saving care ...

Australia has strict rules on the import of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) gases.These rules help cut greenhouse gas emissions and ...

The Great Barrier Reef was inscribed on the UNSECO World Heritage List in 1981. It is one of 29 properties on the World Heritage List that contain coral reef systems. It was inscribed for its ...

Australia is a marine nation, with more ocean territory than land. We are developing a national Sustainable Ocean Plan to: protect this vast marine environment support our growing ocean economy. We ...

The Safeguard Mechanism is the Australian Government’s policy for reducing emissions at Australia’s largest industrial facilities. It sets legislated limits—known as baselines—on the greenhouse gas ...

Current Commonwealth Environmental Water publications are listed on this page. To view previous versions or archived publications, visit: Environment Publications Archive.

Subject to Regulations being made, changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program will come into effect from 1 May 2026. Find out more about the intended changes. The Australian Government purchases ...

We target serious non-compliance against national environment legislation. Issues we focus on include: protecting threatened plants, animals and ecosystems wildlife trade hazardous waste air quality ...

The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) follows a set of guidelines and principles. These documents outline best practice for the program. You can find the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for ...

The Australian Government’s Environment Protection Reform Bills were passed by the Australian Parliament on Friday 28 November 2025. Some parts of the new laws will take effect immediately. Other ...

A video explaining recent reforms to Australia’s environmental laws is now available.In November 2025, Parliament passed ...

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