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- Media release
- CEWO
26 September 2022
Dr Simon Banks has been appointed as the new Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) following the recent retirement of Hilton Taylor.
- Media release
- Wildlife trade
23 September 2022
The ‘Detecting illegal wildlife trafficking via real time tomography 3D x-ray imaging and automated algorithms’ paper by Pirotta et al.
- Media release
- CEWO
30 August 2022
After years of drought in parts of the Murray-Darling Basin, wetter conditions and a record delivery of water for the environment have brought…
- Media release
- CEWO
22 July 2022
Careful planning of water for the environment coupled with a helping hand from natural wet conditions may see a reconnection of several mid-Murray…
- Media release
- Water
22 July 2022
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water today announced $32.2 million in funding to deliver 3 environmental projects in…
- Media release
- CEWO
14 July 2022
Freshwater mussels may not be cute or “insta famous” but they are the unrecognised heroes of Murray-Darling Basin river systems.
- Media release
- CEWO
13 July 2022
It’s been a big year for waterbirds, with the most widespread breeding across the Murray-Darling Basin in more than 20 years.
- Media release
- CEWO
30 June 2022
Large natural flooding from rain events over November and December 2021 added to environmental watering in past years has resulted in boom times in…
- Media release
- Water
29 June 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has announced the release of an updated standard for the Australian New Zealand Water…
- Media release
- Water
22 June 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has announced the release of a new world-leading international standard for water efficiency…
- Media release
- CEWO
20 June 2022
This year’s wetter conditions have seen more pelicans than usual setting up inland to feed and breed.
- Media release
- Compliance
08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.
- Media release
- CEWO
07 April 2022
Next time you lay your head on your pillow, spare a thought for the team of scientists from Charles Sturt University who monitor the Murrumbidgee for…
- Media release
- CEWO
23 March 2022
During a recent tour of Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Dirranbandi, St George and dams within the Northern Murray-Darling Basin, the Commonwealth…