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Professor Peter Shergold AC
Chief Executive
Centre for Social Impact
Australian School of Business Building
Universtiy of New South Wales
SYDNEY NSW 2052
Dear Professor Shergold
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Thursday 23 April 2020
10.05am to 12.55pm
Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
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This profile has been superseded by the 2019 version, which is available here.
Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013.
Australia has 6.4 million hectares of Melaleuca native forest, mainly found in northern Australia.
There are more than 200…
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Australia is strengthening its biosecurity capabilities with technology that identifies potential biosecurity threats in minutes, instead of hours. This is revolutionising how we protect our agricultural and environmental assets.The department has deployed new identification technology that enables…
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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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Protecting Australia’s environment from pests and diseases that are likely to cause damage is important so that everyone can enjoy Australia’s pristine natural environment.Bushwalkers venture to places where few people go and are an asset to help detect any unusual changes in our bushland and…
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Exercise Odysseus was a series of 48 discussion exercises and field-based activities that enhanced government and industry preparedness to implement a national livestock standstill in response to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
The exercise took place in 2014 and early 2015, involving…
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Our farmers do an amazing job to produce some of the world’s best agricultural products.Australia exports about 72% of the total value of agricultural, fisheries and forestry production, which in 2022–23 was an estimated $98 billion.Today marks National Agriculture Day (AgDay) and this year’s theme…
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Heatwaves and high water prices to affect productionIntense heat and dry conditions in January reduced production of berries, broccoli, cauliflower, celery and leafy vegetables. Heatwaves also resulted in…
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Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines, stevedores and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain that are responsible…
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