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The Office of the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) is a team of scientists and policy makers who support the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer (ACVO), Dr Beth Cookson in the delivery of her role and responsibilities.The ACVO is the primary representative of, and advisor to, the…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry works closely with a network of more than 100 stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of world’s best practice for animal health laboratories that service Australia’s animal and livestock industries.Organisations and institutionsAustralian…
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Food is essential to life and central to Australia’s culture and the economy. Australians participate in the food system as producers, processors, sellers, and consumers.Australia has a global reputation as a producer of safe, nutritious and high‑quality food. A recent ABARES report indicates we…
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The department leads and coordinates the national management of aquatic animal health in Australia. We do this through:national strategic planning to provide a coordinated and efficient approach to strengthen aquatic biosecurity.committees and systems to facilitate transparency, shared…
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The recent history of Australia's native forest management is rife with conflict. No one disagreed that the forests were important to us all. The stumbling block was the diverse range of opinions on their management and use.The first comprehensive national attempt to settle the conflict was…
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We publish communiques:on behalf of our ministerial forums and industry groupsto provide updates on ongoing issuesMinisters’ forumsAgriculture Ministers’ MeetingThe Agriculture Ministers' Meeting consists of Australian and state and territory agriculture ministers. They work collaboratively on…
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Stakeholder meetingsMr Borthwick conducted face-to-face discussions with key government, industry, environment, scientific and other stakeholders throughout the course of the review, including the following:Austral FisheriesAustralian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and…
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Period: 2017 to 2027Applies to: AustraliaThe National Aquaculture Strategy sets out how we will achieve the goal to double the current value of our aquaculture industry to $2 billion a year by 2027.Achieving an aquaculture growth target of $2 billion a year by 2027 will require strong…
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Australia has a well-established institutional framework to support the conservation and sustainable management of forests. Forest policy in Australia is developed and implemented at the national, state and territory levels. State and territory governments have primary responsibility for forest…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 17 December 2025 and approved a revised Response Plan for red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea; RDHB) to achieve Proof of Freedom. In approving the revised Response Plan, the NMG has increased its total commitment to the eradication of RDHB in Australia to $13…
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