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We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the sovereign Traditional Owners of Australia and thank them for their stewardship of this Country, its lands, waters and skies. We respectfully acknowledge their culture and customary practices, and pay respect to their Ancestors, Elders and future leaders.

For the first time, the State of the Environment report includes a strong Indigenous narrative across all 12 thematic chapters, a narrative crafted through recognising the leadership, collaboration and authorship of Indigenous Australians who continue their connection as Traditional Owners to their lands, waters and skies.

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On 28 March 2025 the government assumed a Caretaker role. Information on websites maintained by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will be published in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions until after the conclusion of the caretaker period.

Due to technical issues, graphs, maps and tables are currently not displaying within the main content, however, are available via the chapter resources navigation bar. We are working on a solution to resolve the issue.

Graphs, maps and tables

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Figure 1 Annual mean temperature anomaly (difference from the 1961−90 average), 1910–2020
Figure 2 Trend in mean temperature, 1910–2020
Figure 3 Long-term climate records at Deniliquin, New South Wales, for (a) annual average maximum temperature and annual average minimum temperature; (b) the total annual rainfall (bars) with 11-year running mean
Figure 4 (a and b) New tussock, Carex tereticaulis, growth through burnt Carex. (c) Unburnt C. tereticaulis new shoots after rain
Figure 5 Sea surface temperature trends in the Australian region: (a) 1910–2020; (b) 1980–2020
Figure 6 Temperatures in 2019 compared with average for 1961–90
Figure 7 February sea surface temperature anomaly (1961–90 baseline) averaged over the Great Barrier Reef region, 1900–2021
Figure 8 Australian rainfall trends: (a) 1900–2020; (b) 1960–2020
Figure 9 Timeseries of annual rainfall (anomalies from 1961–1990 mean) with 11-year running mean for (a) south-eastern Australia; (b) northern Australia; (c) south-western Australia; (d) the Murray–Darling Basin
Figure 10 Number of days when the Australian area-averaged mean temperature was above the 99th percentile