The Australian Government continues to deliver the Murray–Darling Basin Plan. An independent expert panel is reviewing ...

Major new reforms are set to make energy plans fairer and ensure more Australians can access better energy deals.The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has announced new rules for electricity ...

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 ...

The Australian Government is conducting a new round of consultation on the Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme.The GO scheme was ...

Regulator supports the delivery of energy efficiency polices. They are responsible for regulating products to ensure they ...

The Australian Government is reforming the Default Market Offer (DMO) so consumers can get the best deal on electricity ...

The Australian Government has announced a new funding opportunity to support modelling to better predict the impact of ...

On 9 April 2025, our criminal investigators seized 88 coins allegedly taken from the historic shipwreck, the Zuytdorp.The ...

A new $24 million Great Barrier Reef Urban Technology and Innovation Fund will fast-track water quality improvements in urban and industrial sectors.The Fund is a joint investment by the Australian ...

The Australian Government is updating the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme.The updates follow community consultation in early 2025. The full details are available in the NGER ...

Program governanceThe Program will commence on 1 JulyThe Cheaper Home Batteries Program (the Program) will apply to batteries that are installed on or after 1 July 2025. This allows the department ...

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 ...