| States | Natural resources | Main economic sectors | Major companies | At-risk ecosystems | Endangered species |
| NSW | Iron ore | Iron ore | BHP Group | Great Barrier Reef | Orange-bellied parrot |
| Victoria | Coal | Coal | Woolworths Group | Queensland Rainforests | Mountain pygmy-possum |
| Queensland | Oil and gas | Oil and gas | Coles Group | Kakadu wetlands | Gilbert’s potoroo |
| WA | LNG | LNG | Wesfarmers | Alpine ecosystems | Northern hairy-nosed wombat |
| SA | Gold / precious metals | Gold / precious metals | Fortescue | S-W biodiversity hotspot | Leadbeater’s possum |
| Tasmania | Beef / meat products | Beef / meat products | Commonwealth Bank | Murray-Darling wetlands | Regent honeyeater |
| ACT | Grains | Grains | Ampol | Tasmanian rainforests | Western swamp tortoise |
| NSW | Silver, lead, zinc | Silver, lead, zinc | Telstra | Ningaloo Reef | Eastern quoll |
| Copper ore | Copper ore | BlueScope Steel | Vic/NSW coastal heathlands | Swift parrot | |
| Critical minerals | Critical minerals | ANZ Bank | Arid deserts: Simpson / Gibson | Australian sea lion |