Doctors for the Environment Australia has a long history of strongly advocating to all levels of government to take action to combat climate change. A major part of our advocacy work is ensuring a health perspective is considered in climate change discussions and actions. One avenue is the writing of submissions on key areas which our dedicated members undertake under the guidance of our Research, Education and Advocacy Committee.
Our most recent submissions are listed below:
2026
2026_02 2025 Otway Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release
2026_02 Moolarben Coal Complex OC3 Extension Project SSD-083358
2026_02 Buffel Grass Weed Management Plan 2026-2036
2026_02 Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program – appeal
2026_02 Ironbark EA amendment EPPG00968013
2026_01 Draft National Environmental Standard for Environmental Offsets
2026_01 Draft Environmental Standard MNES
2026_01 Pre-Budget Submission 2026-2027
2025
2025_12 Regulatory framework retail customer gas abolishment
2025_11 Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and six related bills
2025_11 Darwin Liquified Natural Gas Carbon Capture and Aggregation Project (DCCA Project)
2025_11 City of Parramatta draft planning controls - all electric buildings
2025_10 Angel Carbon Capture and Storage Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys Environmental Plan.
2025_10 AEMC Draft determination to update the framework for gas connections
2025_10 South Australian Climate Equity Bill
2025_10 Implementation plan for Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024-2030
2025_10 Draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy
2025_09 HVO North Open Cut Coal Continuation Project and the HVO South Open Cut Coal Continuation Project
2025_09 Browse Carbon Capture and Storage project (WA Environment Protection Authority)
2025_09 Climate Change Authority’s 2025 issues paper
2025_09 Petroleum exploration permit tenders for the Otway and Gippsland basins
2025_09 Independent Review of Tasmania's Climate Change Act 2008
2025_08 Federal Parliament Inquiry into the Algal bloom in South Australia
2025_08 Alcoa Pinjarra alumina refinery revised proposal and bauxite mining on Darling Range 2023-2027
2025_08 Proposed planning controls in Sydney for new all-electric homes, offices and hotels
2025_07 Potential water access for Latrobe coal mine rehabilitation
To access all of the submissions authored by Doctors for the Environment Australia's members please click here