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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, September 2020
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry report: Feasibility of a national horse traceability register for all horses [PDF 287KB]
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ConsultationThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has engaged with the organics sector on how to improve Australia’s domestic organic regulatory framework. This included consideration of potential regulatory and non-regulatory options for reform, with a view to better…
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On 1 December 2021, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019 was passed by the Australian Parliament. It became law on 7 December 2021, when it received royal assent.…
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The WRA system was developed after a review of Australia’s biosecurity systems which identified the need to screen plants for weed potential before importation.Nairn Quarantine ReviewBefore 1996, plants…
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Texas root rot causes patches of dead and dying plants, here in a cotton field.Chris Anderson, NSW DPI.
Texas root rotExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Soil borne fungal disease that causes sudden wilt and deathin many plant species.Where it’s from: Southwest USA, Mexico, Venezuela, and…
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8 December 2025The National Food Council (the Council) met for the first time on Monday 8 December 2025. The meeting was attended by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP and chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,…
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