In 2022, the Australian Government committed to updating the 2004 National Water Initiative to help manage water now and into the future.

‘Commercial buildings’ refers to non-residential facilities. These include shops, restaurants, offices, industrial premises, hotels, schools and hospitals. The commercial building sector is ...

The Australian Government has confirmed there has been a positive detection of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in Western Australia. Find out more at the Bird flu (Avian influenza) website. Invasive ...

First Nations Peoples hold a deep connection to Country. They are the Traditional Custodians of the land, sky and waters of Australia. First Nations Peoples share an ancestral connection to ...

Environmental water helped maintain connectivity, improve water quality and support river communities across the ...

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has announced the sale of up to up to 15 gigalitres (GL) of annual water allocations in the Gwydir catchment in New South Wales.Commonwealth Environmental ...

The National Environmental Protection Agency was established on 1 July 2026. Relevant content will move to the new National EPA website. The Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC) advises the Minister ...

the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cth) mirror legislation in other jurisdictions. The NEPC is a platform for the Commonwealth, states and territories to work together on ...

This is the final report of the Carbon Leakage Review undertaken between July 2023 and March 2025. The Review assessed the risk of carbon leakage and considered whether additional policies are needed.

Threat abatement plans guide Australia’s response to key threats (key threatening processes) to our native species and ecological communities. These plans identify actions to: reduce the impact of key ...

Australia is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Under this, we have rights and responsibilities for 16 million km 2 of ocean. This is more than 1.5 times our landmass.

The Australian Government is committed to ensuring Australia has access to the fuel we need to keep the country moving while managing the transition to net zero emissions. Australia relies on liquid ...