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National Management Group Communiqué: Banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) – 17 July 2025The National Management Group (NMG) for banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) met on 17 July 2025 and approved a Transition to Management (T2M) plan for the current phase of the response. This…
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This page includes reports and technical papers related to our biofouling policies.
In-water cleaning
Marine biosecurity
Vessel biofouling is a major pathway for the introduction of marine pests into Australian waters. In-water vessel cleaning and removal of biofouling is useful in minimising…
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What is ISPM 15?
ISPM 15 is the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15—Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. It represents the first international commodity based standard and sets out criteria for regulating wood packaging…
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This program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Government Partnerships for Development Program and it will be delivered in Timor Leste from March …
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 20 April 2022, low-pressure troughs and cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia, and tropical lows resulted in heavy rainfall for parts of far northern Australia. Meanwhile,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 January 2023, a broad low-pressure trough remained active over northern Australia and resulted in widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across northern Australia. Meanwhile, onshore flow produced…
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Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013.
Australia has 1.3 million hectares of the Casuarina forest type,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 18 June 2025 cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across cropping regions this week. The western margins of Western Australia received 5-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 6 August 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall totals of up to 200 millimetres to parts of eastern and south-western Australia.In cropping regions, rainfall was mixed. Western Australia and northern New South…
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Australian Winter crop production is forecast to fall from record highs due to below average rainfall for winter and spring.
ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the Australian Crop Report forecasts total Australian winter crop production to fall by 34% to 44.9 million tonnes in 2023…
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