Department of the Environment

The Environment and Energy and Agriculture Ministers jointly announced a short-term, non-statutory Independent review to help unpack the issues farmers are facing and find practical ways to help them more easily understand and interact with the...

The Environment and Energy and Agriculture Ministers jointly announced a short-term, non-statutory Independent review to help unpack the issues farmers are facing and find practical ways to help them more easily understand and interact with the...

Each year, more than 4000 industrial facilities estimate their emissions and waste transfers of toxic substances and report them to the NPI. This data helps communities, governments and researchers understand and monitor the sources of industrial...

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 29 March until 4 May 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 29 March until 4 May 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 29 March until 4 May 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 29 March until 4 May 2018.

The 2018 National Taxonomy Research Grant Programme (NTRGP) Student Travel Grants round is NOW OPEN and will close at 2pm (AEST) Monday 23 April 2018.

The Assistant Minister has approved the inclusion of Coastal Swamp Oak Forest of New South Wales and South East Queensland in the Endangered category on the list of threatened ecological communities, under the Environment Protection and...

The Assistant Minister has approved the inclusion of Coastal Swamp Oak Forest of New South Wales and South East Queensland in the Endangered category on the list of threatened ecological communities, under the Environment Protection and...

Five members have been reappointed to the Australian Heritage Council: the Hon Dr Kemp AC (chair), Dr Jane Harrington, Associate Professor Don Garden OAM, Dr Lyndon Ormond-Parker and Ms Rachel Perkins.

The Carbon Neutral Program and the Australasian EPD Programme Ltd have worked together to develop a new streamlined process that makes it easier for products with an Environmental Product Declaration to achieve carbon neutral certification.

Guidelines for round 2 of the Solar Communities Program are now available. Round 2 of the Program will be open to applications from 13 March 2018 to 31 May 2018.

Guidelines for round 2 of the Solar Communities Program are now available. Round 2 of the Program will be open to applications from 13 March 2018 to 31 May 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 23 February until 29 March 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 23 February until 29 March 2018.

Brisbane City Council has been certified carbon neutral against the Australian Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS).

The Government is currently consulting on ways to improve the Safeguard Mechanism to make it fairer and simpler. Submissions are due 30 March 2018.

The Government is currently consulting on ways to improve the Safeguard Mechanism to make it fairer and simpler. Submissions are due 30 March 2018.

Commonwealth, State and Territory Environment Ministers have released statements regarding the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals, and a National Environmental Management Plan for PFAS