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Recovering looted coins: safeguarding Australia’s maritime history
On 9 April 2025, our criminal investigators seized 88 coins allegedly taken from the historic shipwreck, the Zuytdorp.The ...
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Urban Technology and Innovation Fund tackling Reef water quality
A new $24 million Great Barrier Reef Urban Technology and Innovation Fund will fast-track water quality improvements in urban ...
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Funding to enhance urban stormwater management in Reef catchments
The Australian Government has announced a new funding opportunity to support modelling to better predict the impact of ...
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Threatened species investment and projects
The first Threatened Species Strategy and Action Plan guided Australian Government investment in on-ground action and research for threatened species and ecological communities from 2015-2020. A broad ...
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Key ACCU milestone: Testing the new Savanna Fire Management tool
Australia is taking big steps to manage wildfires to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its vast savanna landscapes. Two new ...
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Consultation leads to NGER scheme updates
The Australian Government is updating the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme.The updates follow community ...
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Application for a permit to take, move and kill up to 50 Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) eggs from the old dolphin mooring waterside of the Point Wilson Explosives Area ...
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has received an application for a permit to kill, injure, take, trade, keep or move up to 50 Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) ...
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National Inventory Reports
Australian Government submissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. We publish a series of comprehensive reports and databases. These estimate and ...
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PFAS National Environmental Management Plan 3.0
The PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (PFAS NEMP) is Australia’s national guide for managing Per- and poly-Fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the environment. The PFAS NEMP has ...
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New resources for Reef citizen science projects
New resources are available to support the design and implementation of Reef citizen science projects.There are over 130 individual groups delivering Reef citizen science activities.These activities ...
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Environment Assessment Manual - Implementing Chapter 4, EPBC Act
This manual is intended for use by staff of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities. It should not be relied upon by any other person. This manual does not ...
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Guidance on key terms within the Blue Whale Conservation Management Plan
This guidance on key terms within the Conservation Management Plan for the Blue Whale has been produced by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and the National Offshore ...