Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

About the department

• Accountability and reporting
• Annual reports
• Budget statements
• Business with us
• Councils and committees
• Databases and maps
• Departmental structure
• Ecologically sustainable development
• Employment
• Freedom of information
• Graduate Program
• Grants and funding
• International activities
• Legislation
• Library services
• Media Centre
• Permits and licences
• Publications
• Tenders

• Administrative Arrangements Order
• Environment protection and conservation of biodiversity
• Air quality
• National fuel quality standards
• Land contamination
• Meteorology
• Administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Natural, built and cultural heritage
• Environmental research
• Water policy and resources
• Ionospheric prediction
• Co-ordination of sustainable communities policy
• Population policy
• Urban environment

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities was established on 14 September 2010.

Throughout Australia, environment, water and heritage issues are also managed by other levels of government.

• Government in Australia - www.australia.gov.au
• State and territory government environment and heritage departments
• History of Australian Government Environment Ministers