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26 May 2017Ms Laura Kelly
Director
Environment Tasmania
Level 1, 100 Elizabeth Street
HOBART TAS 7000 Dear Ms Kelly I understand Environment Tasmania is currently running a nationwide…
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21 September 2009
This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) informs stakeholders that the Draft import risk analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of China (revised after consideration of stakeholders’ comments) has been formally referred to the independent Eminent…
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The Problem
MCAS-S can assist in tracking the spread and increasing the effectiveness of control methods for invasive species. This guide is based on a simplified scenario of predicting the spread of a hypothetical invasive aquatic species across Australia.
If you have not already downloaded…
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From 1 July 2017, the laying chickens Emergency Animal Disease Response (EADR) levy component of 1.4 cents per chick will be set to zero. The EADR levy component was used to repay the…
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Authors: Kevin Burns, Ly Cao, Jared Greenville
Overview
Agriculture produces the food used to feed the world’s population, fibre to clothe people and material for housing, but it accounts for around 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and up to around 31% of GHG emissions across the…
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Australia is negotiating amendments to the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine (Wine Agreement).
As part of the negotiation the Australian Government is running a public objections process on wine geographical indications (GIs) proposed by the EU.
A public objections process…
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2 February 2023
Species: Livestock
Countries: All
Attention
All
Purpose
To advise all stakeholders that consultation on the implementation of an Inspector-General of Animal Welfare has commenced. The consultation paper is available for feedback on the department’s Have Your Say platform…
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Introduction
On 26 June 2014 the Senate referred the matter of the National Landcare Program’s performance, effectiveness and future to the Environment and Communications References Committee (the committee) for inquiry and report.
The history, effectiveness, performance and future of the…
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From 1 October 2018, the Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) component of the unprocessed potatoes levy and charge, currently set at nil, will increase to 10 cents per tonne. The overall levy rate for…
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16 June 2022
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the final risk analysis report for the release of the gall-inducing thrips, Acaciothrips ebneri for the biological control of the weed, prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica).
The final report recommends that…
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