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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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19 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this unplanned service disruption.
Information
The Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. Staff may be unable to…
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Rural Research and Development update - September 2011
Background
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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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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Recent changesOn 28 May 2025, we updated the pre-export treatment and phytosanitary certification requirements for high-risk plant products and sea containers subject to khapra beetle measures.Three key changes were implemented. For more information, refer to the:Import Industry Advice Notice 165-…
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“Livestock animal welfare – it’s everyone’s responsibility
including farmers, truck drivers, abattoir workers and government officers”
Legislation
In Australia, animal welfare legislation is a state/territory responsibility which means they have the legal jurisdiction to prosecute on animal…
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04 August 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).InformationDue to scheduled system maintenance, AAMP may experience service degradation…
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National Plantation Inventory region and Regional Forestry Hub plantation area and log availability visualisation
This data visualisation presents plantation area and log availability for each of the 15 National plantation inventory (NPI) regions and 11 Regional forestry hubs.
The data in this…
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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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Ground cover provides the protective layer of living and decaying plant material on the soil surface. Farmers and graziers impact on ground cover through their daily management. Management practices that reduce ground cover degrade the soil and water assets that support agricultural production and…
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