The Australian Government has set a national target to protect and conserve 30% of Australia’s landmass and 30% of Australia’s marine areas by 2030 (the ‘30 by 30’ target). This aligns with Target 3 ...

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 ...

This NAIDOC week, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) and Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations ...

The Restoring Our Rivers: Framework for delivering the 450 GL of additional environmental water details how the Australian Government proposes to meet the 450 gigalitre (GL) Murray–Darling Basin Plan ...

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 ...

H5 avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in Australia. Find out more at the Bird flu (Avian influenza) website. Invasive diseases, fungi and parasites in Australia affect many native plants and ...

We will temporarily publish the latest available weekly statistics on fuel stocks held in Australia. This will support increased access to timely information. Regulated entities report the stocks they ...

Section 43B of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC act) provides an exemption for the lawful continuation of land that pre-dates the Act. Actions that are exempt ...

The Water Act 2007 (the Act) was introduced following Australia’s millennium drought. It establishes the framework for managing water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin through cooperation between: ...

The Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative (SHEPI) is funding upgrades to help social housing residents access the benefits of the energy transformation. The upgrades aim to reduce pressure on ...

The National Renewable Energy Priority List supports important renewable energy projects across Australia. These projects are important to help Australia meet its renewable energy targets. The ...

In November 2024, the Australian Government announced a review of the National Electricity Market (NEM) wholesale market settings. An independent expert panel conducted the review supported by us. The ...