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Estimating the value of Australian biosecurity arrangements for equine influenza since the 2007 outbreak

Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jay Gomboso, Robyn Hean, Fiona Scott, Tony Arthur, and Nafees Rahman Executive Summary This report assesses the economic costs and benefits of decisions made by Australian governments to invest in eradication of the August 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak and in…
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Measuring drought risk

The exposure and sensitivity of Australian farms to drought Authors: Neal Hughes, Kevin Burns, Wei Ying Soh and Kenton Lawson Summary Australian farmers face high levels of risk due largely to Australia’s extremely variable climate. Recently, the Australian government established the Future…
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2005 ministerial direction to AFMA

​​​In December 2005, the Australian Government Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation issued a ministerial direction to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under section 91 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991. 2005 ministerial direction to AFMA PDF​  [300 KB, 5 pages…
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Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

Friday 8 March 2024Meeting CommuniquéCommonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 8 March 2024, for the first Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year.AMM 01/2024 was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry report: Smart farming - inquiry into agricultural innovation

May 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry report: Smart farming - inquiry into agricultural innovation (PDF 219 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.IntroductionOn…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 1 May 2025

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the north and southeast.Rainfall totals were low in many cropping regions, with exceptions in New South Wales (5- 100 millimetres) and Victoria and…
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1.1. Overview and learning outcomes

OverviewTopic 1 introduces carbon farming, carbon farming activities, and their purposes, which include:reducing emissionsstoring more carbondelivering economic and other co-benefits to farmers and land managers, the environment and communities.This topic…
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Get involved and launch your career with the Plant Innovation Centre

Want real-world experience in biosecurity research? The Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) offers a range of opportunities for science students. We provide valuable experience in biosecurity research.Student scholarshipsWant to become a professional scientist? We’ll help you take the next step beyond…
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MAA 2025-03: Egg and egg products: *AMENDED* All Markets: Notification of disease detection - Update 17: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H7N8) detected on poultry egg farm in Victoria - February 2025

Date of issue: 12 February 2025Date of effect: ImmediateRelated MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25, 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, 2024-47AttentionEgg Exporters - AustralianEgg Export…
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On arrival in Australia

Before landing in Australian territory, you must comply with our requirements for aircraft clearance.The Biosecurity obligations for aircraft arriving in Australian territory outlines the mandatory obligations at each stage of aircraft clearance.Here we’ve reproduced the section on arrival in…
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