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your inbox. Protected areas of Australia include Commonwealth
and off-shore protected areas managed by the Australian
government, as well as protected areas within each of the six
states of Australia and two self-governing territories, which
are managed by the eight state and territory governments.
Commonwealth and off-shore protected areas in the Australian
Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, the Christmas Island
Territory, the Cocos Islands Territory, the Norfolk Island
Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory are managed by
Parks Australia, a division of the Department of the Environment
and Water Resources, with the exception of the Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef
Marine Park Authority, a separate body within the department.
Protected areas cover 895,288 km² of Australia's land area, or
about 11.5% of the total land area. The Aus