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Australia is one of many countries that exports livestock by sea and air all over the world.
Our definition of livestock includes sheep, goats, cattle, deer, buffalo and camelids.
The livestock export industry provides over $1.6 billion to our economy. Many rural and regional communities…
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25 July 2025Attention Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) Purpose To inform Australian Accredited Veterinarians (AAVs) and industry stakeholders that the department is continuing the AAV auditing program on an ongoing basis. Key Points Further to EAN – 2023-9, the…
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The Australian Government partners with state, territory and local governments, the agriculture and finance sectors, charities and other not-for-profit organisations to help farmers and rural communities get ready for drought. We share information about and seek feedback on drought-related…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 June 2025 cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of western and eastern Australia.Cropping regions in Western Australia, Queensland and northern New South Wales received 5-100 millimetres…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 8 October 2025, cold fronts and a northwest cloudband brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia.Rainfall was low across most eastern cropping regions. Cropping regions in South Australia and parts of southern…
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What is foot-and-mouth disease?
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious viral animal disease that affects primarily cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, lamas, alpacas, deer and pigs.
FMD virus is carried by…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 12 October 2022, low-pressure systems and troughs drew down moist, tropical air, resulting in rainfall across eastern and northern Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were observed…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 3 April 2024, widespread rainfall was recorded across much of the country, exceptions being in the west of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals up to 100 millimetres across Queensland may have…
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Australian Biosecurity Awards presentation in 2024
The Australian Biosecurity Awards celebrate individuals, groups and organisations who have shown a commitment to supporting and promoting Australia’s biosecurity and the systems that underpin it.Past…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 19 April 2023, severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Ilsa brought heavy rainfall across remote areas of central Australia with higher totals near the Pilbara coast in Western Australia. The remnants of TC Ilsa…
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