A 61-year-old Sydney man has received a record jail sentence for attempting to export Australian reptiles to Hong Kong, Romania, South Korea and Sri Lanka.Neil Simpson was sentenced on Friday in the ...

Australia has signed a world-first global pledge to protect climate-resilient coral reefs. Australia signed the commitment at the 7th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).By ...

Consultation has opened on the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) governance arrangements as part of a review to ...

World Heritage sites are places that are important to and belong to everyone, no matter where they are located. They have universal value that transcends the importance they hold for one particular ...

Mike Kaiser joined our department as Secretary in July 2025. Mike Kaiser was appointed Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water with effect from 14 July 2025.

People across Australia are being empowered to take simple, yet powerful action to protect coral reefs from climate change.The CoralWatch ‘What Can I Do’ platform identifies actions that anyone can ...

World Wetlands Day is recognised as a United Nations International Day of Importance, celebrated each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, on ...

This video introduces the recommended model for Basin First Nations Enduring Water Holding Arrangements. It will enable Basin First Nations Peoples to own and manage water purchased through the $100 ...

By 2035, Australia is expected to generate around one million tonnes of solar panel waste. This equates to around 50 million individual solar panels.These panels contain valuable materials and ...

The Australian Government has released the Carbon Leakage Review’s final report. The Review was undertaken by Professor Frank Jotzo from July 2023 to March 2025.Carbon leakage occurs when domestic ...

Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy met with Türkiye’s Minister for Climate Change and the UN’s climate chief this week to start planning for COP31.Australia and Türkiye are working in ...

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