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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic

Summary The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under…
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Technical improvements to GTEM: Sticky livestock capital and resources costs for land sequestration and abatement technologies

ABARES Working Paper Published: 1 February 2024 Authors: Linden Whittle and LY Cao Summary In 2021, along with numerous other countries, the Australian Government submitted its emissions reduction target to UNFCCC, committing Australia to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Computable…
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Project 44: Australia’s Animal Sector Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan 2023 to 2028

OverviewAustralia’s Animal Sector Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Plan 2023 to 2028 (the action plan) aligns with the 7 objectives of Australia’s National AMR Strategy – 2020 and Beyond. It also lines up with the priority activities of the One Health Master Action Plan for Australia’s…
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Chief Veterinary Office in Northern Australia up and running

The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer (OCVO) – Northern Australia is well and truly up and running, led by Australian Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson. Over the past twelve months, Dr Cookson has recruited a small team of specialists to strengthen engagement and increase…
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A review of Australia's preparedness for the threat of foot-and-mouth disease

Australia's biosecurity system is recognised worldwide as strong, bringing benefits to our economy, our unique environment and our way of life. Australia remains free of many significant pests and diseases enabling globally competitive and sustainable industries. The department works in…
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Protecting Australia’s horticultural industries from disease: The impacts of Xylella fastidiosa on Australian horticulture and the environment

Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Donkor Addai, Jay Gomboso, Lucy Randall and Zoltan Lukacs Overview Xylella is one of the world's most devastating plant pests and Australia's number one priority plant pest. It is a bacterium, primarily transmitted by insect hosts, that results in yield losses and plant…
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Indicator 1.2b: The status of forest dwelling species at risk of not maintaining viable breeding populations, as determined by legislation or scientific assessment (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 1.2b, published October 2024.Compiling the list of threatened forest-dwelling species and ecological communitiesThe threatened forest-dwelling species lists presented in this Indicator were derived by intersecting the forest dwelling species lists…
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Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS)

Commemorating 30 years of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy – Biosecurity in Northern Australia The Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) was established in 1989 to provide an early warning system for exotic pest, weed and disease detections across northern Australia and to help…
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Distribution and impacts of established pest animals and weeds

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the science and economics division of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry conducts research on a range of topics, from land use, fisheries, forests, biosecurity, social sciences and more.In the…
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