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Stocktake of Fire in Australia’s forests, 2011 to 2016

Authors: Steve Read, Cressida Lehmann   Regeneration three months after fire, Currowan, New South Wales, February 2020. Photo: Cressida Lehmann Introduction This Insights article provides a stocktake of information on the area of fire in Australia’s forests in the five-year period 2011…
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Weekly update - 6 October 2022

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 5 October 2022, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall scattered across parts of Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were recorded in parts of south-eastern and western New South…
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Export meat modernisation

The Australian Government is investing in our meat export sector. The key objectives are to: Modernise Australia’s regulatory approach by embedding our systems and processes as best practice and undertaking assurance more efficiently. Reduce regulatory cost and administrative burden for…
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Indicator 1.2c: Representative species from a range of habitats monitored at scales relevant to regional forest management (2025)

This indicator provides broad habitat, population, and range information for representative forest-dwelling flora and fauna. Evidence of changing ranges or densities of forest-dwelling species can be used to guide forest management activities so that they are consistent with maintenance of forest…
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2020-06 - ESCAS Auditing Requirements – COVID-19 Restrictions

2 April 2020 Download Document Pages File size Export Advisory Notice 2020-06 PDF 3 159 KB If you have difficulty accessing these files, please visit web accessibility. Online content Species: Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Buffalo Countries: All…
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International Symposium on Xylella fastidiosa

​​​​Xylella fastidiosa is a pest of worldwide significance and has been identified as Australia’s number one National Priority Plant Pest. These plant pests and diseases are not present or established in Australia but pose a major threat to our agricultural and food production industries.In May…
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Spongy moth

PLANT PEST Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Response to The Issues Paper for The Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Apples from The Pacific Northwest of The USA

DGO08/640 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in July 2008 of the…
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Reasons for the weed risk assessment system

All plants imported into Australia, regardless of end use, have the potential to become weeds in Australia. Having a system to screen new plant introductions for weed potential reduces the chances of new weeds entering Australia. Since the 1800s, new plant species have been introduced into…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

DGO08/640 Dr Colin Grant Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear Dr Grant I refer to the release by Biosecurity Australia (BA) in July 2008 of the…
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