Department of the Environment

One of the greatest botanical collections of all time grew out of the plant specimens found in Kamay Botany Bay in 1770. These collection sites are now our 112th National Heritage place.

The Department today entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands on how our two countries jointly manage and research our shipwrecks, sunken relics and other underwater cultural heritage.

The Department today entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands on how our two countries jointly manage and research our shipwrecks, sunken relics and other underwater cultural heritage.

The Australian Petroleum Statistics provide statistics on petroleum production, refinery inputs and outputs, sales and stocks of petroleum products, and prices.

The Australian energy statistics provides annual energy consumption, production and trade statistics and analysis.

The Australian and Queensland Governments remain firmly committed to preserving and managing the Great Barrier Reef.

The Bureau of Meteorology welcomes the release of the third annual Technical Advisory Forum report.

On 6 September 2017, the Australian Government released advice from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on dispatchable capability in the National Electricity Market.

Draft Emissions Reduction Fund method for Measurement of soil carbon sequestration in agricultural systems released for public consultation. Consultation period closes 2 October 2017.

Draft Emissions Reduction Fund method for Measurement of soil carbon sequestration in agricultural systems released for public consultation. Consultation period closes 2 October 2017.

The list of places that tell our nation’s story now has its own place in print with the launch of the book Australia’s National Heritage List – The Story So Far.

Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne today became the 111th place on our National Heritage List. This outstanding site shows the role of religious and charitable institutions in Australia’s social and welfare history during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The consultation period for the Draft Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 is open from the 28th August - 10 October 2017.

Application for assessment under the EPBC Act – call for public comments open 29 August 2017 until 29 September 2017.

A third vessel will soon be plying the waters between Port Douglas and Townsville, culling the coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish, thanks to $14.4 million of funding.

The Minister has approved the inclusion of three species and the transfer of one species in the EPBC Act list of threatened species. These amendments were effective under the EPBC Act on 15 August 2017. ...

The Australian Petroleum Statistics provide statistics on petroleum production, refinery inputs and outputs, sales and stocks of petroleum products, and prices.

The Product Emissions Standards Bill 2017 was tabled in Parliament on 10 August 2017. Once passed, this new national air quality legislation will allow the government to set emissions standards and establish administrative arrangements for non...

For the first time selected members of the public will have permission to dive to the Japanese midget submarine M24 wreck off Sydney’s northern beaches as part of a ballot. ...

The carbon neutral team will be presenting at the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability ‘Towards Carbon Neutrality’ Workshop in Melbourne on 14-15 August 2017.