World Heritage Listed Areas
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, formerly Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
- Fraser Island
- Great Barrier Reef
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Kakadu National Park
- Lord Howe Island
- Macquarie Island
- Purnululu National Park
- Shark Bay
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Willandra Lakes Region
Source: UNESCO
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