The following information is provided by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) to clarify its position regarding the purpose of the List of Specimens taken to be ...

Climate change poses growing challenges to our economic prosperity, the amenity of cities and regions, the health of our environment and ecosystem services, and the wellbeing of our communities.

The Murrumbidgee Flow-MER Area-scale Project is being undertaken from 2024 to 2029. The project is led by Charles Sturt University in partnership with University of NSW (UNSW) and NSW Department of ...

From the commencement of the tenth reporting period (1 July 2007–30 June 2008) industry will be required to report on 93 substances and their transfers of waste. Reporting facilities are only required ...

We have appointed 10 young Australians to the Youth Advisory Council on International Climate Change. This diverse group of Australians will provide their unique perspectives and ideas for designing ...

More gas will be made available to the domestic Australian market thanks to an extension provided to gas producer APLNG. The gas supply commitment was due to expire in 2025. It will now be extended to ...

Four new projects in Western Australia have been successful under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). The CIS encourages new investment in clean dispatchable capacity - like battery storage and ...

The Australian Government’s Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme is celebrating 20 years of successful operation with significant contributions to both the environment and consumers’ ...

More community batteries have been switched on through the Australian Government’s Community Batteries for Household Solar program. New community batteries have been installed to power the homes of ...

Our crackdown on illegal wildlife smuggling has led to Chinese national Yinan Zhao being sentenced to 18 months in prison. Ms Zhao was trying to illegally export 22 native reptiles. Under Australia’s ...

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 ...

The Murchison Green Hydrogen (MGH) Project in Western Australia is the first project to be awarded funding under the Hydrogen Headstart program. The 1500 MW project will receive up to $814 million in ...