With warmer, drier conditions forecast across much of the Murray–Darling Basin, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) is preparing to deploy environmental water where it can make the ...

Australia faces major challenges to ensure a sustainable water supply for agriculture, the environment and communities in the face of climate variability, water scarcity and growing demand for water.

The National Environmental Protection Agency was established on 1 July 2026. Relevant content will be transitioning to nationalepa.gov.au in the coming weeks. Implementation of reforms to our ...

The Australian Government, together with the states and territories, has developed a new National Water Agreement (NWA). This builds on 20 years’ worth of interjurisdictional collaboration in ...

The National Environmental Protection Agency was established on 1 July 2026. Relevant content will be transitioning to nationalepa.gov.au in the coming weeks. The Environment Protection Reform Bills ...

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 ...

connecting with nature caring for nature in all its diversity. Nature is essential to our survival and wellbeing. It provides the building blocks for our survival, such as food, clean air, water, and ...

Some parts of Australia’s new environment laws commenced immediately. Tranche 1 of the reforms commenced on 20 February 2026. The National Environmental Protection Agency commenced on 1 July 2026. The ...

The government is committed to ensuring the ACCU Scheme has high integrity and delivers confidence to participants, the market, and the wider public. The government aims to continuously improve the ...

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 their weekly ...

BIAs are designated for marine species protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It includes all cetaceans – whales, dolphins and porpoises. It also ...

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 ...