The Australian Government welcomes the announcement today by Woolworths and Coles of their offer to take joint responsibility for the stockpiles of soft plastics that have accumulated as a result of the temporary suspension of REDcycle.
The Albanese Labor Government has today announced plans to triple the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park to protect the entire Exclusive Economic Zone around the island – an area more than twice the size of Victoria.
The Government is calling for public nominations to preserve sites of cultural and historic significance on the National Heritage List and on the Commonwealth Heritage List.
Whether it’s koala scent detection dogs, communities planting feed trees or First Nations people working on country, koalas are receiving a helping hand across Queensland, NSW, and the ACT.
Light pollution will be ‘switched off’ across Australia thanks to a $500,000 investment from the Albanese Labor Government to reduce light pollution near threatened species’ coastal habitat.
The Australian Government has nominated Murujuga Cultural Landscape for inscription on the World Heritage List. The formal nomination was submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in late January 2023.
Australia is continuing to work closely with its Indo-Pacific neighbours to restore and protect blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes.
