The Minister for the Environment and Water has delivered the Annual Statement to Parliament on Australia’s International ...

The Australian Government is strengthening national preparedness for H5 avian influenza (bird flu) to protect wildlife, ...

We are reforming the Default Market Offer (DMO) to help households get better electricity deals. As part of these reforms, we ...

A university student has been fined $35,000 for trying to smuggle more than 100 native Australian insects and spiders out of the country.Qiran Zhang was stopped at Sydney International Airport.

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, November 2025. See how our department is structured. This includes our divisions, agencies and statutory office holders.

The Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme will formally launch on Monda, 2025. The GO scheme is a voluntary framework for: emissions accounting of productscertification of renewable electricity. The GO ...

The Cheaper Home Batteries Program will provide a discount on the cost of installing small-scale battery systems. If a battery system is eligible, the discount will generally be provided via the ...

The Australian Government purchases small-scale technology certificates (STCs) regularly from the STC Clearing House. This is to provide transparency and certainty for STC market participants, ...

The Australian Government is proposing changes to reform Australia’s national environmental laws, including the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). To remain ...

The GO scheme is a voluntary framework for emissions accounting of products, and certification of renewable electricity. It supports the Australian Government’s Future Made in Australia plan to ...

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