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We are responsible for matters relating to:

• environment protection and conservation of biodiversity
• air quality
• land contamination
• waste programs
• management of industrial chemicals
• meteorology
• administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• natural, built and cultural heritage
• environmental information and research
• ionospheric prediction
• co-ordination of sustainable communities policy
• urban environment
• water policy and resources
• environmental water use and resources relating to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder
• national water infrastructure investment
• development and co-ordination of domestic, community and household climate action
• climate change adaptation strategy and co-ordination
• co-ordination of climate change science activities
• development and co-ordination of international climate change policy
• international climate change negotiations
• greenhouse emissions and energy consumption reporting
• greenhouse gas abatement programs
• energy policy
• national energy market, including electricity, gas and liquid fuels
• national fuel quality standards
• renewable energy
• renewable energy target policy, regulation and co-ordination
• renewable energy technology development
• industrial energy efficiency
• energy efficiency
• energy-specific international obligations and activities.

The Department is responsible for immigration and customs border policy, as well as:

• national security and law enforcement policy
• emergency management, including crisis management and disaster recovery
• counter terrorism policy and coordination
• cyber security policy and coordination
• countering foreign interference
• critical infrastructure protection
• multicultural affairs
• countering violent extremism programs
• transport security.

The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency was established in 2013 to administer the National Strategic Plan.

We oversee national actions to improve asbestos awareness and the effective and safe management, removal and disposal of asbestos.

We can provide general assistance and advice but we do not enforce the law.

Our aim is to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos-related diseases in Australia by coordinating the implementation of the National Strategic Plan. 

The Emergency+ app is a free app developed by Australia’s emergency services and their Government and industry partners.

The app uses GPS functionality built into smart phones to help a Triple Zero (000) caller provide critical location details required to mobilise emergency services

We’re here to help you understand your rights and responsibilities at work.

If you’ve got a question about workplace entitlements, you’ve come to the right website. We work with employees, employers and the community to educate and encourage compliance with Australia’s workplace laws.

Helping Australians connect with their local sporting club

It’s important to prepare before travelling, especially when going overseas, to avoid diseases and other health issues. Find out where to go for travel health advice and what we’re doing to help Australian travellers stay healthy.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) works with the 15 National Boards to help protect the public by regulating Australia’s registered health practitioners. Together, our primary role is to protect the public and set standards and policies that all registered health practitioners must meet. Each Board has a health profession agreement with Ahpra that sets out fees, budget and the services provided by Ahpra.

The Department is responsible for immigration and customs border policy, as well as:

• national security and law enforcement policy
• emergency management, including crisis management and disaster recovery
• counter terrorism policy and coordination
• cyber security policy and coordination
• countering foreign interference
• critical infrastructure protection
• multicultural affairs
• countering violent extremism programs
• transport security.

The Australian Immunisation Handbook provides clinical advice for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice.

The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register that records vaccines given to all people in Australia.

The AIR includes vaccines given:

• under the National Immunisation Program
• through school programs
• privately, such as for flu or travel.

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet‘s mission is to contribute to improving the health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and assist in ‘closing the gap’ by facilitating the sharing and exchange of relevant, high-quality knowledge.

We address our mission by:

• undertaking research
• disseminating relevant information
• facilitating information exchange
• providing internet and related training.

We tell the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia and create opportunities for people to encounter, engage and be transformed by that story.

We support and facilitate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural resurgence.

We shape our national narrative.

The Australian Institute of Food Safety provides quality food safety education and resources to thousands of food businesses and the general public.

Our team is passionate about helping to reduce food-borne illness in Australia and tackling other food issues, such as food waste and hunger. We believe the first step to achieving these goals is quality education.

Our role is to provide meaningful information and statistics for the benefit of the Australian people by:

• developing, maintaining and promoting statistical information standards for the health, community services and housing assistance sectors
• collecting and managing data on health and welfare issues, including from state, territory and federal government agencies
• analysing and releasing a range of health and welfare products (data and reports) to key policy areas, to support better policy and service delivery decisions
• enhancing data resources with the addition of new health and welfare data assets to the AIHW’s data holdings to fill data gaps in the health and welfare sectors
• modernising the presentation and availability of national health and welfare products to meet the needs of diverse audiences such as state, territory and federal government agencies, universities, research centres, and non-government organisations.

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government agency responsible for supporting and investing in sport.

The ASC comprises; Sport Australia — responsible for driving the broader sport sector including participation, supporting activities linked to sport and sport industry growth, and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) – leading our high-performance sport system.

The AMSA prioritises the wellbeing of all men valuing the role that Men’s Sheds play in the prevention of social isolation by providing a safe, friendly and welcoming place for men to work on meaningful projects and to contribute to the wider community.

The Australian Museum is a dynamic source of reliable scientific information and a touchstone for informed debate about some of the most pressing environmental and social challenges facing our region: the loss of biodiversity, a changing climate and the search for cultural identity.

Underpinning our research is an irreplaceable collection of international standing: over 22 million objects representing a timeline of the environmental and cultural histories of the Australian and Pacific regions.

Our collection holds many objects from Indigenous Australia and the Pacific, a record of human diversity and a living wellspring for regional cultural diversity.

Snakes, spiders, sharks and other dangerous animals.

Learn about the effects of snake venom and how spider bites are treated. Be on the defense when aggressive birds attack. Jellyfish can deliver a painful sting, but other marine animals can kill. Fish are usually seen as a food source, but the stinging stonefish elicit such pain to a person’s body that you may die from shock.

Discover more about what are Australia’s most dangerous animals!

You must be 16 or older to register your donation decision for after your death.

You can list your decision to donate for transplants, including which organs and tissue you want to donate.

You can’t use the register to donate your organs and tissue for research purposes.

It’s important to tell your family your decision about being an organ and tissue donor. This is because they’ll have the final say.

Your family need to agree to donate your organs and tissue when you die. They may be more likely to follow your wishes if they already know about them.