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Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) are long-term plans for the sustainable management and conservation of Australia’s native forests. There are 10 RFAs in four states covering commercial native forestry regions – five in Victoria, three in New South Wales and one each in Western Australia and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 2 August 2023, a series of cold fronts brought isolated falls to parts of western, southern and south-eastern Australia. Scattered falls were also recorded across parts of northern Queensland, and the interior of…
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The spur-throated locust, Austracris guttulosa, is mainly a tropical species and swarms of immature adults form in savannah areas of the Central Highlands and northwest Queensland, in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia in late autumn and winter. Spur-throated locusts also…
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Rabies is one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases and can spread from animals to humans.
It is present in 150 countries and territories and globally, tens of thousands of people die from rabies each year.
Australia is free from rabies. But without vigilance and strong biosecurity…
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Australian veterinary technical expertise was provided to Indonesia to support control of key animal diseases.Veterinarian Dr Scott Ison was seconded from the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Centre for…
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We have developed guidance material to assist importers and processors of regulated timber products understand and meet their due diligence requirements under Australia’s illegal logging laws.The Due Diligence Toolkit for processors is available to download on our Resources for Processors webpage.…
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12 November 2018PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders that the Plant Export Management System (PEMS) is now available for use by industry.Summary of changes and key…
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7 September 2017 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 7 September 2017 in Menangle, New South Wales. Key outcomes from the meeting included:
National Biosecurity Committee…
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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and EstablishmentsThe AWTG is developing new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Establishments (the processing standards). The processing standards will replace the 2002…
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