Media releases

The Albanese Labor Government will soon begin consultation on the detail of our new environment laws, two months ahead of schedule.

The world’s oldest continually active trade union building has been added to Australia’s National Heritage List by Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek.

The Federal Labor Government has approved a new renewable energy hub in Plumpton, Victoria which will power over 1 million households.

The Albanese Labor Government is today announcing a new program to restore coastal habitat in the Great Barrier Reef.

The Federal Labor Government has approved a new solar farm in Smoky Creek, Central Queensland, that will generate enough energy to power 200,000 households, while cutting carbon emissions by a million tonnes, each and every year. This is another big step

The Australian Government is investing a further $6.4 million in 3 new water quality projects to safeguard the health of the iconic Great Barrier Reef.

The Federal and Queensland Labor governments are investing $2.8 million to help protect threatened marine turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.

The Albanese and Minns Governments have today added the infamous Parramatta Female Factory and Institutions Precinct to Australia’s UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

The Albanese Labor Government is expanding Sea Country partnerships to better protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia has joined like-minded nations, including Pacific partners, as a founding signatory of the historic High Seas Biodiversity Treaty.