Home | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Partnering and regulating to enhance Australia’s agriculture, unique environment and heritage, and water resources.

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New Federal budget

See the latest funding for agriculture, water and the environment, just announced in the Australian Government’s budget 2021-22.

Read our portfolio budget statement

Read our budget fact sheets

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Bushfire recovery

Get help to deal with the bushfire crisis. We are providing support for farmers, rural communities and to help wildlife recover.

Farmers and rural support

Wildlife and habitat funds

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Drought and rural support

We are helping farmers and rural communities deal with drought. Support to manage now, and to prepare for the future.

How we can help

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Agriculture and land

Farming, food and drought Fisheries Forestry Land

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Water

Coal, coal seam gas (CSG) and water Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Water policy and resources Wetlands

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Environment

Biodiversity Chemicals management Fisheries and the environment Environmental law reform Marine species Ozone and synthetic greenhouse gases Permits and assessments Threatened species & ecological communities Waste and resource recovery

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Biosecurity and trade

Biosecurity in Australia Exporting Importing Invasive species Pests, diseases and weeds Travelling to Australia Trade and market access Wildlife trade

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Parks and heritage

The Great Barrier Reef Heritage Marine parks National parks

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Science and research

Australian Antarctic Division Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) Forests Australia National Environmental Science Program (NESP) State of the Environment (SoE) reporting Supervising Scientist