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National foot-and-mouth disease vaccination policy

​Policy StatementGiven the developments in vaccine technology, changing international attitudes and the recent experiences of countries experiencing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks around the world…
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Self-Assessed Clearance cost recovery

Charge rateThe SAC cost recovery charge rate is 36 cents per declaration for the 2024-25 financial year.The SAC cost recovery charge rate is 37 cents per declaration for the 2025-26 financial year.Key information for the SAC cost recovery chargeThe cost recovery charge for biosecurity clearance of…
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Indicator 2.1a: Native forest available for wood production, area harvested, and growing stock of merchantable and non merchantable tree species (2024)

This indicator reports the capacity of forests to sustainably produce wood to meet society’s needs into the future. The area of native forest available for wood production, the nature of the growing stock, and the area harvested over time provide means to demonstrate the sustainability of forest…
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Indicator 1.1c: Area of forest in protected area categories (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 1.1c, published July 2024.Forest in the National Reserve System by IUCN protected area categoryTo be protected and included in Australia’s National Reserve System (NRS), an area of land must meet the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…
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Australian Agricultural Census 2020–21 visualisations – LGA

The Agricultural census visualisations is based on the most recent agricultural census data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for 2020-21. This dashboard shows census data collected at the Local Government Area (LGA), state and national scale.…
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3. Results of the case study

​​This section presents results for each of the indicators tested in this case study. The key uses and limitations of each indicator are explained, and conclusions are drawn as to its usefulness of the…
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Farm performance and climate

​​The Farm performance and climate report examines the effect of climate variability and climate change on the productivity of Australian broadacre cropping farms between 1977–78 and 2014–15. The study combines ABARES farm survey data with climate data to estimate the effect of climate variables…
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Application of a new method based on portfolio theory to inform the allocation of plant health surveillance resources in northern Australia

Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker Photo: Kerry Trapnell The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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Priority 1: National Soil Action Plan

Develop an agreed national framework to support measurement, monitoring, mapping, reporting and sharing of soil state and trend information to inform best practice management, decision-making and future investment.Priority 1 links to goals 1 (Prioritise soil health) and 3 (Strengthen soil knowledge…
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Careers

What kind of work does ABARES do?ABARES is the Australian government’s agricultural commodity forecaster and the research arm of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.We deliver high-quality economic & scientific research, analysis & advice on issues affecting Australia's…
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