Media centre
Media releases 2012
May
- Revised draft Basin Plan presented to water ministers - 28 May 2012
- Protecting the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area - 26 May 2012
- Operation to protect migrating whales - 26 May 2012
- Funding for communities to protect and showcase their heritage - 22 May 2012
- New Indigenous Protected Area in the Gulf of Carpentaria - 17 May 2012
- Grants for sea country management announced today - 17 May 2012
- New Indigenous Ranger Positions for the Northern Territory - 16 May 2012
- $20 million to conserve Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building - 15 May 2012
- Tasmania's largest irrigation scheme ready to start - 14 May 2012
- Joyce says no to spending on infrastructure upgrades in Murray-Darling - 11 May 2012
- Budget 2012-13: Investing in a Sustainable Australia - 8 May 2012
- Budget 2012-13: Investment in irrigation infrastructure to deliver water reform - 8 May 2012
- Budget 2012-13: Gillard Government commits to another five years of caring for our country - 8 May 2012
- United States shipwrecks from Battle of the Coral Sea now protected under Australian law - 7 May 2012
- Biodiversity Fund helps Australia's land managers store carbon and protect biodiversity - 4 May 2012
- Campbell Newman - Environmental vandal - 1 May 2012
April
- Koala protected under national environment law - 30 April 2012
- Abbott fails his test - 16 April 2012
- Tony Abbott's weekend assignment - 13 April 2012
- Five days to go and Tony Abbott still silent on river reform - 12 April 2012
- Six days to go in Murray Darling Basin consultation - 11 April 2012
- One week until end of Murray Darling consultation - 10 April 2012
March
- Applications now open for Indigenous Heritage Program grants - 27 March 2012
- Independent Verification Group advice released - 23 March 2012
- Coal seam gas expert scientific committee legislation introduced - 22 March 2012
- Great Barrier Reef shipping impacts to be considered in mine proposal - 16 March 2012
- Federal environment approval for extension of Springvale Mine - 14 March 2012
- The Australian Government Welcomes the Withdrawal of the Japanese Whaling Fleet - 9 March 2012
- Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan - 8 March 2012
- Australia welcomes World Heritage Centre delegation - 6 March 2012
- The Changing Face of Reef Tourism - 2 March 2012
- Registrations now open for Australian Heritage Week 2012 - 1 March 2012
February
- Greater protection endorsed for Antarctica - 29 February 2012
- Gillard Government supports a sustainable Australia - 29 February 2012
- Targeted Water Purchase Initiative in Southern Murray-Darling Basin - 23 February 2012
- Development pressures on Great Barrier Reef to be assessed - 18 February 2012
- Further extension to koala threatened species listing decision - 16 February 2012
- Statement on announcement by Ta Ann Tasmania - 13 February 2012
- Turtles and dugongs protected with new indigenous partnership - 9 February 2012
- Caring for our Country to support 43 projects across Australia - 8 February 2012
January
- Grazing proposal in Victorian Alpine National Park clearly unacceptable - 31 January 2012
- Interim committee to advise on coal seam gas and large coal mining - 27 January 2012
- Landmark conservation agreement signed to protect Tasmania's native forests - 13 January 2012