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The Australian Government’s current approach to drought policy has been informed by its history.States and territories have primary legislative and administrative responsibility for natural resources and agriculture. This includes:land usewater managementdrought response and planning.However, all…
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Drought is a recurring feature of the Australian landscape. It is forecast to become more frequent, severe and longer lasting in many regions as the climate changes.The Australian Government is working with farmers, rural communities, the states and territories, and the agriculture, finance…
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Primary producers affected by drought or natural disastersThe Australian Taxation Office can help farm businesses affected by drought and other natural disasters with:more time to paywaiving penalties or interest charged at a time you were affected by droughtpayment plans with interest free…
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Land use mapping in Australia is conducted broadly at two scales: national scale and catchment scale (see figures below). Both land use mapping methods use the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification system.National scale (1:2,500,000) uses a modelling approach to integrate…
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Land use data at both the national scale and catchment scale are available on this page.National scale land use dataLand use data mapped at the national scale can be downloaded from this page. Table 1 provides links to the datasets and associated documents that should be read before using the data…
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The RFCS is an ongoing Australian Government program. It provides free and independent financial counselling to eligible farmers, fishers, foresters and small related businesses experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship.The overarching goal of the RFCS program is to build financially capable…
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7 May 2018The Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) Board today announced the RIC would be based in Orange, NSW.“Today’s announcement is another major milestone in the establishment of the RIC, which will…
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The Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) administers concessional loans on behalf of the Australian Government for:farm businessesdrought-affected, farm-related small businessesThe purpose of the loans is to improve the long-term resilience and profitability of eligible businesses.The RIC is a…
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Publication date: 19 March 2019
This dataset is the most current national compilation of catchment scale land use data for Australia (CLUM), as at December 2018. It replaces the Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Update September 2017. It is a seamless raster dataset that combines land use…
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