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Failing Food Report – July 2018

​​Publication details​ Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, July 2018​ This report details food that was found to fail under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme during the month. For full data on activity and compliance under the Scheme refer to the six monthly Imported Food…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water resources report: Supporting a strong future for Australian aquaculture: Inquiry into the Australian aquaculture sector

May 2024IntroductionOn Thursday, 1 April 2021, the then Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Jonathon Duniam, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee) to inquire into the Australian aquaculture sector.In February 2022…
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Failing Food Report – October 2021

Publication details Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, October 2021 This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports Risk food tests We target and monitor…
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National Aquaculture Statement

​​​​The National Aquaculture Statement recognises the contribution that aquaculture makes to the Australian economy and regional development. The statement demonstrates the commitment of state, territory and Australian governments to the growth of an efficient, inno​​vative and sustainable domestic…
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Government responses

We publish our responses to inquiries, reviews and reports that relate to our work. We do this to be open and transparent about what we do.Current responsesRead our current responses:Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report:…
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Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water Submissions in response to the Draft import risk analysis report for stone fruit from the USA

Department of Primary Industries & Water PO Box 46 KINGS MEADOWS Tasmania 7249 AUSTRALIA +61 3 6336 5414 Telephone Cindy.Hanson@dpiw.tas.gov.au Cover Letter 27 June…
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National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) approach to the National Environmental Biosecurity Response Agreement (NEBRA) five year review recommendations

[expand all] Recommendation 1. The language used in the NEBRA to describe stakeholders should be consistent with that used in the broader IGAB and the other biosecurity response agreements (EADRA and EPPRD). The NBC supports in part this recommendation. The NBC proposes that the language…
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The effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms

Authors: Neal Hughes, David Galeano and Steve Hatfield-Dodds Farm in drought conditions in the far north west of New South Wales, Australia. The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects that climate variability can have on farm businesses and…
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Dairy farms in the Murray-Darling Basin

​​Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso The southern Murray–Darling Basin has around one-fifth of Australia’s total dairy farms. In 2014–15 irrigated dairy production contributed 17 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Basin (ABS 2016). Dairy farming in…
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Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2025

Snapshot of Australian Agriculture 2025This Insights report describes the current state of Australian agriculture, with the aim of providing key information and statistics in one place. It covers eight key aspects of Australian agriculture: its role in the broader economy, trends in production,…
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