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Easter is just around the corner and it’s important to remember the rules that keep Australia safe. One of them is about eggs!If you’re celebrating, remember only eggs of the chocolate variety are allowed to be brought into Australia.Live animal eggs are a high-risk commodity, and failing to…
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Grants to realise big ideas for agriculture from young rural innovatorsCongratulations to Dr Meagan Craven from Deakin University who was awarded the ultimate honour with the Minister for Agriculture’s Award for her project -Development of a culture system that simulates the gut microbiome for…
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Feasibility of agricultural insurance products in Australia for weather-related production risks
Feasibility of agricultural insurance products in Australia for weather–related production risks
This National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC) report assesses the feasibility and practicality of…
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The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) and the Animal Health Policy branch, in conjunction with other areas of the department, are responsible for developing policy and providing scientific advice on animal health matters, including:
veterinary aspects of control of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 23 July 2025, frontal systems brought rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres to parts of southern Australia, and up to 50 millimetres in the east. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia…
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The Montréal Process is an initiative which arose from a resolution at the 1992 Earth Summit. It called for sustainable management of forests and was further developed at a 1993 conference on temperate and boreal forests in Montreal, Canada. The Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 (SOFR). ABARES is in the process of updating indicators for SOFR with data up to or as at 2021. This forest profile will be updated with new data in early 2024.
Australia's commercial…
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Australia collaborates with other aquaculture centres in the Asia Pacific region, which enables the sharing of resources, expertise and experiences.The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-PacificThe…
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Import conditions for capsicums from Korea are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import capsicums from Korea into Australia is a commercial decision between an importer in Australia and a supplier in Korea who…
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We recently concluded the Hitchhiker Pest Awareness campaign: I’m in the business of biosecurity. Its goal was to raise awareness to help protect Australia’s agriculture, economy, and way of life from invasive pests that can enter our country via shipping containers and imported goods.With climate…
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