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The area of forest land where priority is given to protecting soil and hydrological functions provides an indication of the emphasis being placed by society on the conservation of these values. This indicator includes areas managed to protect soil and water by excluding incompatible activities.This…
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Who does this notice affect?All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) – external website.InformationRestored time:As of 15:58 Monday 03 March 2025 (AEDT).Detail:Between 11:30 and 15:58 on Monday 03 March 2025 (AEDT), the BICON external website was experiencing an…
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05 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) website.InformationRestored time:As of 19:30 Tuesday 04 March 2025 (AEDT).Detail:Between 09:30 and 19:30 on Tuesday 04 March 2025 (AEDT), the BICON website was experiencing an…
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August 2017
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Safe Keeping: Inquiry into the biosecurity of Australian honey bees [PDF 472KB]
Australian Government response to the House of Representatives…
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The Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera, is the most important pest species of locust in Australia due to the large areas infested, the frequency of outbreaks and its ability to produce several generations in a year.
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Description of Australian plague locust…
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Vessels entering Australian territory must comply with requirements under the Biosecurity Act 2015.
Australian legislative requirements
Under the Act, aircraft and vessels (including those from Australia) become subject to biosecurity control upon entering 12 nautical miles of the Australian…
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Rural Research and Development update - September 2011
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The Rural Research and Development (R&D) Council is the government’s key advisory body on rural R&D. The principal goal…
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Date of Issue: 11 April 2017
Date of Effect: 11 April 2017PurposeTo advise exporters and processing establishments of the:addition of two new product type codes to the department’s…
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Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments
AWTG 07-22 noted an update from Queensland that the scientific literature review commissioned by AWTG to inform the development of the new standards and guidelines is in its final stages, with peer…
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Authors: Neal Hughes and Peter Gooday
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Introduction
In recent decades, Australia has seen a shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall, which has had significant effects on many farmers. Despite these trends there remains much uncertainty over the…
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