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Next, we look at 3 calculators covering various sectors, levels of complexity and purposes to give you hands-on calculator experience. Some initiatives (such as the ACCU Scheme) specify requirements for estimating GHG emissions and carbon storage, which include using specific calculators. The…
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Strategic foresight provides the tools for early identification of emerging trends, for analysis and interpretation, and for developing a range of options and identifying preferred responses. Strategic…
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OverviewInspect commodity units that are profiled as being at greater risk of being infested, and remove or treat those with evidence of being infested.Examples of risk-based grading include inspection of sea containers or passengers’ luggage that have recently had elevated exposure to the pest.…
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Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:before you…
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Agriculture occupies 59 per cent of Australia’s 7.6 million square kilometre landmass. Land managed for agriculture includes assets important for biodiversity conservation. These assets include remnant native vegetation (such as patches of forest, woodlands, shrublands and grasslands…
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18 September 2017Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.Purpose To…
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Author: Dale Ashton
Key performance results
Average farm cash income for dairy farmers in the Murray–Darling Basin peaked in 2013–14, before declining in 2014–15 and 2015–16 because of lower milk prices and higher input costs. In real terms, dairy farm incomes in 2015–16 are estimated to…
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27/04/2023
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import of plant-based animal feed and fertilisers – including importers, customs agents, brokers and freight forwarders.
What has changed?
Additional community protection (CP) questions have been recently added to certain tariffs in…
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The Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry sponsored 6 delegates from neighbouring countries to take part in two national plant biosecurity workshops this month.
Marjorie Kemoi (left)
Michelle Balfour (Right)
Image taken by Emily Lamberton
The…
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An increase in our understanding of forest ecology and changes in community attitudes in recent years have improved forest management practices.Today's focus is on managing forests to ensure they…
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