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This indicator reports the capacity of forests to sustainably produce wood to meet society’s needs into the future. The area of native forest available for wood production, the nature of the growing stock, and the area harvested over time provide means to demonstrate the sustainability of forest…
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The department works with industry and other government agencies to ensure the safety, security and continuity of Australia's food supply.
The food supply chain is a complex and nationally distributed system. It is not organised along state and territory borders and is generally owned and…
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The CCEPP is Australia's key technical body for coordinating national responses to emergency plant pest (EPP) incursions, and assessing the technical feasibility for their eradication.The CCEPP…
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Director Engagement and International Plant Health
Dr Sophie Peterson is the Director of the Pacific Engagement and International Plant Health section your first point of contact for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) plant and plant health…
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Chromolaena odorata
What to look for
A fast-growing shrub or scrambling weed that can grow several metres in height. The plant has branches and leaves in opposite pairs and produces bunches of fluffy white to pink flowers during June to September.
What you can do
Do not move plants, plant…
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In October, staff from the Australian Chief Plant Protection Office travelled to Paho Island in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Western Province, to deliver refresher training to Treaty Village rangers as part of the Treaty Village Fruit Fly Trapping Program (TVFFTP). The visit occurred in conjunction…
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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 14 November 2025 for the Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM).Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins, chaired the meeting.One new Minister was welcomed…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 7.1a, published July 2024.Legal framework for forest managementThe following information supplied by each state supports the listing of key legislation on Table 7.1a-1:New South WalesThe Forestry Legislation Amendment Act 2018 updated the Forestry Act…
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ABARES held its Mount Gambier Regional Outlook conference on Wednesday 25 September.We examined the key issues for agriculture at sessions on Investing in primary industries and growing our future, Overcoming challenges and…
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IntroductionThe Commonwealth Position
Environmental and Heritage AssessmentsEconomic and Social AssessmentsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ConcernsCommonwealth Environment and Heritage…
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