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Recreational fishing

1 in 5 Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy.Most recreational fishing occurs in coastal waters and state and territory governments are responsible for day-to-day management. This…
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Australian Government response to the Productivity Commission inquiry on national water reform

April 2019 The Australian Government has responded to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry on National Water Reform. More information on the inquiry is available on the Productivity Commission’s web​site. Overview The Australian Government welcomes the findings of the Productivity Commission’s…
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Agricultural Workforce

The Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm, has announced the successful applicants for the AgConnections – Skilled Agricultural Work Liaison pilot program. They are:Charles Sturt UniversityCharles Darwin UniversityUniversity of…
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Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from Japan

​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017Download​DocumentPagesFile size Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for…
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2017-17 - Horticulture Exports Program – Export application due dates and weeks of audit – Lychee exports to the United States of America – Mango exports to the United States of America, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea

2 May 2017 Purpose To advise the lychee industry of the application due dates and weeks of audit for growers to nominate orchards / blocks for export to the United States of America (USA) and for packhouses and treatment facilities to apply for export to the USA in the 2017-18 season. To advise…
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National Transition Program Policy Framework

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeNational Transition Program Policy Framework 6760 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online versionNational Biosecurity…
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Adapting to drought achieves huge gains for Central Highlands graziers

It was the poor condition of their land in Queensland’s Central Highlands which forced graziers Greg and Sonya Spencer to start adapting their practices to drought.“If we wind the clock back five years and we were standing here, you’d be thinking you were standing in a desert. There was no grass,…
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Environment and Invasives Committee

On 14 February 2018, the cross-jurisdictional National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) established the Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC). The EIC replaced the Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC), whose responsibilities have now been taken on by the new EIC. This decision addresses, in…
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Indicator 6.5c: Resilience of forest dependent communities to changing social and economic conditions (2024)

This Indicator provides a measure of the extent to which forest dependent communities are able to respond and adapt to change successfully. Resilient forest dependent communities will adapt to changing social and economic conditions, ensuring they remain viable into the future.This is the Key…
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Pest animals in Australia

In the two centuries since European colonisation, many exotic animals have been introduced to Australia. Some introduced species, like rabbits and foxes, have become established and invasive over time with no prospect of eradication. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources…
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