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Australia supported climate smart agriculture and fisheries at COP29

Article originally published 11 November, updated 22 November 2024 Australia demonstrated our commitment to climate action in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 – 22 November 2024.Globally, the…
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Government responses

We publish our responses to inquiries, reviews and reports that relate to our work. We do this to be open and transparent about what we do.Current responsesRead our current responses:Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report:…
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Fruit flies (exotic)

PLANT PEST The melon fruit fly is one of the exotic species that threaten Australia’s production of fruit and vegetables.Florida Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org. Fruit flies (exotic)Exotic to Australia. Mediterranean fruit fly is…
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Three Chiefs Newsletter

Our newsletter provides regular updates from the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer and the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer and their teams. More about the Three Chiefs Chief Plant Protection Officer Chief Environmental…
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Integrity report form

We receive, triage, and assess all allegations of suspected misconduct, fraud and corruption, including referring complaints to another appropriate agency if required. You can use the form below to report suspected wrongdoing by departmental employees.Learn more about our commitment to integrity.…
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Establishing the Biosecurity Detector Dog Active Response Program

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 5 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Clare O’Shannessy Clare O’Shannessy was in the Detector Dog program for 14 years. Clare played an integral role in the program’s expansion into international mail centres. In this episode we…
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Response to the Environment Tasmania campaign to ban large factory freezer trawlers

24 January 2017Environment Tasmania Level 1, 100 Elizabeth Street HOBART TAS 7000Dear Environment TasmaniaI understand that Environment Tasmania is currently running a nationwide campaign seeking a…
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Department of Primary Industries Victoria Response to The Issues Paper for The Import Risk Analysis for Fresh Apples from The Pacific Northwest of The USA

1 Spring Street GPO Box 4440 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Telephone:(03) 9658 4000 Facsimile: (03) 9658 4400 ABN 42 579 412 233 DX …
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The future leaders of agritech

Innovators in the agritech sector have been acknowledged for their contributions to the adoption of on-farm and agri-food supply chain technology at the Australian Agritech Awards Gala in Sydney. The Australian Agritech Awards Gala and associated Investor Networking event highlighted the exciting…
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Snapshot shows strength behind the numbers

The latest ABARES Snapshot of Australian agriculture shows the industry continues to grow and perform strongly in a number of key areas including exports, incomes and risk management. Industry production and export values are forecast to hit record levels in 2022-23, with broadacre and dairy farm…
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