Publications
About the report
In July 2023, the department released an Exposure Draft of proposed Water Market Reforms (the Exposure Draft) for limited consultation.
We ran a series of forums for water market stakeholders directly affected by the proposed reforms. We engaged Irrigation Infrastructure…
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About this report
In recent years heat pumps have been recognised as integral technology in the global effort to improve energy efficiency. Governments in Europe, the US, Japan, China and Australia are providing incentives which drive technology advancement and increase growth in the manufacture…
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The Water Management Plan 2023-24 informs decisions made by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder on when and where to deliver available water to benefit the environment of the Murray-Darling Basin.
The Plan can be downloaded in its entirety, or as individual chapters:…
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The Director of National Parks presents the 2023–24 Director of National Parks corporate plan, which covers the reporting periods of 2023–24 to 2026–27, as required under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The plan is prepared in accordance with…
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been managing land and sea country for over 65,000 years.
The Australian Government and First Nations groups co-designed the Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) program in 1997.
Indigenous Protected Areas are areas of land and sea Country managed by…
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We have commissioned Blue Environment to collate and analyse data on national exports of waste. This summary contains Australian Bureau of Statistics data from January to March 2023. It does not include written analysis of the data, unlike previous monthly summaries. We are reassessing the need for…
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About the recovery plan
The Recovery Plan for Black-breasted Button-quail (Turnix melanogaster) was made jointly with the Queensland Government under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) as the national recovery plan for this species. The Black-breasted…
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In 2022 the department engaged Alluvium Consulting Australia Pty Ltd to evaluate and prioritise Reef Trust water quality investments.
The Evaluation component Part A (October 2022) focussed on the efficiency, effectiveness, impact and appropriateness of water quality investments. It covered 43…
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Introduction
Many of Australia’s 67 Ramsar sites are likely to be at risk of change in ecological character associated with climate change in combination with other anthropogenic impacts. Already, changes resulting from climate change have been documented for Australian Ramsar sites.
This…
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The Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Plan (MER Plan) details the activities that will be implemented under the MER Program for the Edward-Kolety-Wakool Selected Area. This MER Plan includes:
A description of the Selected Area including hydrological zones
Overview of…
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