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

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, January 2026. See how our department is structured. This includes our divisions, agencies and statutory office holders.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) allows bilateral agreements between the Australian and Queensland (Qld) governments. These let us accredit Qld ...

The Australian Government is working closely with international partners to advance practical action on climate change and build new clean energy industries. We are cooperating to: deepen ...

Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Commonwealth Environment minister can make a written agreement with a state or territory government called a ...

The epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/wildlifetradepermits/ website is currently unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience. The department is shut down for the ...

Australia is committed to our bid to host COP31 in partnership with the Pacific in 2026. The UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties, or COP, is the world’s most important annual climate change summit.

An investigation led by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) Compliance and ...

The Australian Government is taking strong action on climate change to build a safe and prosperous future. Today the Prime Minister announced Australia’s 2035 emissions target, the next step on the ...

Climate change is a whole-of-society challenge that affects all Australians. Despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there are unavoidable impacts of climate change that are occurring now ...

The Australian Government is supporting new ways to capture carbon dioxide and put it to use, to help reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industries and advance Australia’s net zero transformation.

Northern Quolls are the smallest of Australia’s four quoll species. They have pointy snouts and long, sparsely-furred unspotted tails. They are reddish-brown in colour with white spots on their backs ...