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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 21 August 2024, a series of low-pressure troughs and cold fronts brought rainfall totals of up to 150 millimetres to Western Australia and up to 100 millimetres in eastern and southern regions.Across cropping…
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Water security is a growing concern for Western Australian farmers. During a period of drought between 2018 and 2020, many of the state’s 200,000 farm dams ran dry, leaving growers struggling to maintain livestock and cropping operations.In response, the WaterSmart Dams Project was launched to…
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A comparison between seasonal workers and working holiday makers
Authors: Shiji Zhao, Bill Binks, Heleen Kruger, Charley Xia and Nyree Stenekes
Seasonal workers come from 10 participating nations in the Asia-Pacific region
Source: LMAP, Cardno
Foreword
Labour shortages can challenge the…
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ABARES undertakes a range of multi-disciplinary research projects that assist the department and external clients to achieve strategic objectives as they relate to biosecurity issues in invasive species, social sciences and quantitative sciences.This includesimproving techniques for mapping and…
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Dr Michele Allan AO was appointed on 22 May 2024 as independent reviewer of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity (IGAB).
Is the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity effective and fit for the future? Final reportThis report fulfils the requirement…
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Important: Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Ballast Water managementAdvice to the international maritime industry on the upcoming Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC).DAFF Biosecurity officers will be conducting joint inspections with AMSA Port State Control officers during the 2025 CIC which…
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Watch this videoIn this video (13:25 minutes), Matt Woods and Dr Philip Ireland discuss vegetation carbon projects and how the ACCU Scheme works.TranscriptMATT WOODS: Hello. I'm Matt Woods, and with me is doctor Philip Ireland. Phil has worked in climate change policy for 20 years. And is currently…
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DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeAWHN OIE Report 2004 PDF 9160 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit
web accessibility.Online versionWorld Organisation for Animal…
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The Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF) supports research, innovation and public education projects that help protect Australia from exotic environmental pests, weeds and diseases. Exotic environmental pests are weeds, animals or diseases that are not present in Australia, or are under…
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The following is provided as published in the Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 95, Number 8, August 2017. The information in…
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