Media releases

The Albanese Labor Government is investing an additional $95 million to further prepare and protect the nation against a strain of avian influenza that carries significant risks for our agricultural industries, our unique wildlife and the national economy

The Australian and Western Australian Governments have jointly invested $60 million in the construction of a new water treatment plant in Busselton in Western Australia.

A more sustainable, secure and safe drinking water supply is on the ways for the 1,800 residents of Cherbourg, with Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council to receive a major upgrade to water supply infrastructure and services.

$62 million in funding will fix deteriorating and failing drinking water infrastructure in 11 remote or Indigenous communities in Queensland.

The Albanese Government is proposing to strengthen protections for 73,000 km2 of seas in Australia’s south-east – an area bigger than Ireland.

Australia now protects more ocean than any other country on earth, with the Albanese Labor Government signing off a massive 310,000 km2 expansion of the sub-Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Park.

Leading Australian businesses know that what’s good for nature is also good for their customers, shareholders and bottom line.

The Albanese Government has approved a new solar farm in the Upper Hunter which will generate enough energy to power 191,000 homes.

The Albanese Government has approved a new solar farm in Queensland which will generate enough energy to power 160,000 homes.

The Albanese Labor Government has announced six major projects to improve the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef.