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Biosecurity Fact Sheet: the draft group pest risk analysis (PRA) for thrips and tospoviruses—improving PRA effectiveness and consistency

​​​​​​​​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2016This fact sheet explains the group pest risk analysis approach and details the key points in the group pest risk analysis for thrips…
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The Rural Research and Development for Profit Expert Assessment Panel - Round Four

​​​NameBiographyProf John Gibson (Chair)Professor Gibson brings over 30 years’ experience and international recognition in a wide range of disciplines including genetics, genomics, farming systems,…
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Analysis – Market access for Western Australian Hass avocados in Thailand

Western Australian avocado exporters have regained market access to Thailand. On 11 May 2023, the Director General of the Thai Department of Agriculture approved import conditions for Western Australian Hass avocados. Western Australian avocado orchards and packhouses have been successfully…
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Measuring water market prices

Authors: Orion Sanders, Neal Hughes, Mihir GuptaPurposeData on Australian water trade recorded in state government registers contain significant measurement error or ‘noise’. This noise can make it difficult to develop an accurate…
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Fish 2014-10 - Revised halal requirements for aquaculture products exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

​Date of Issue: 16 May 2014 Date of Effect: Immediate Affected Markets: UAE This Market Access Advice (MAA) replaces MAA 2014-08. Changes to import requirements for aquaculture seafood The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has advised the Department of Agriculture (the department)…
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Victorian Regional Forest Agreements

Ending the Victorian RFAsThe five Victorian RFAs ended on 31 December 2024. This came following the Victorian Government’s decision to end native forest harvesting in the State and its notification to the Australian Government.Native forest harvesting has now ended in Victoria. For further…
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Forest growers levy

 When levies applyLevy applies to logs produced from trees felled in Australia if the person who owns the logs immediately after felling of the trees:sold the logsprocessed the logs for a commercial purpose themselves, orhad the logs processed for a commercial purpose by another person.…
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Pasture seed levy

 When levies applyLevy applies to pasture seeds harvested in Australia and certified under a certification scheme.ExemptionsNo exemptions apply to the pasture seed levy.Who collects and paysThe levy is paid by the person who owns the pasture seeds immediately before they are harvested. We call…
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Indicator 6.4a: Area of forest to which Indigenous people have use and rights that protect their special values and are recognised through formal and informal management regimes (2024)

This indicator monitors the degree to which land is placed under appropriate tenure classifications or management regimes to protect Indigenous peoples’ values in forests. An acceptable level of accountability for the protection of Indigenous peoples’ cultural, religious, social and spiritual needs…
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Part 3.2: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Themes, Sub-themes and Potential Forested Places

Theme: Traditional human settlement and land use Sub-theme: Complex persistence of a hunting-and-gathering society on a single continent Australia provides the only example of where the hunting-and-…
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