A video explaining recent reforms to Australia’s environmental laws is now available.In November 2025, Parliament passed ...

The dedication of the Tiwi Islands Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) has been celebrated at a ceremony in Wurrumiyanga, ...

Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) are areas of land and sea that Traditional Owners have agreed to manage for biodiversity conservation. IPAs represent more than 54% of Australia's National Reserve ...

The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme supports projects that avoid the release of greenhouse gas emissions or remove and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Projects can involve: changing ...

You may be issued an infringement notice if you breach a condition of an approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). We may issue infringement notices ...

Subject to Regulations being made, changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program will come into effect from 1 May 2026. Find out more about the intended changes. The Australian Government purchases ...

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by the government. Before you make a request, check if you can access the information another ...

Industrial chemicals are part of everyday life in Australia. However, if they are not managed properly, these chemicals can cause pollution. The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard ...

The Nature Repair Market is a national, legislated biodiversity market. It is designed to deliver high-integrity biodiversity outcomes and increase investment in nature. We create the frameworks to ...

In November 2024, the Australian Government announced a review of the National Electricity Market (NEM) wholesale market settings by an independent expert panel (the Panel). The review investigated ...

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 ...

The Supervising Scientist has published extensively on its research and monitoring of environmental systems in the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory and the impact of uranium mining on ...