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National Management Group Communiqué: National Tropical Weeds – 26 November 2024

The National Management Group (NMG) met on 26 November 2024 and approved a new four-year Response Plan for the National Tropical Weeds Eradication Program (The Program). The Response Plan 2024-2028 represents the next phase of the long-term commitment from governments in eradicating these weeds…
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Indicator 4.1b: Management of the risk of soil erosion in forests (2025)

This indicator assesses the extent to which the risk of soil erosion has been explicitly identified and addressed in forest management. The avoidance of soil erosion reflects the extent to which associated values, including soil fertility and water quality, are protected.This is the Key information…
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Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities

2 May 2023 Download Notice to Industry 1 - Horse importer responsibilities (PDF 316 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (PDF 284 KB) Advice for truck drivers collecting horses (DOCX 199 KB) If you have difficulty accessing this file, visit web accessibility for assistance.…
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Part 2: Implementation of the Methodology

     2.1 Identification of Australian thematic contexts and themes of outstanding universal value (Step A)      2.2 Future development of the themes and sub-…
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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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Australian Government response to the Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Fisheries quota system

March 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Fisheries quota system (PDF 210 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.IntroductionOn 7 December 2020, the Senate moved that the Rural…
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Web mapping services and applications

ABARES maintains detailed spatial datasets related to Australia’s land and forests. These datasets are also available to use or view via spatial web services (also called web mapping services).Users can interact with spatial web services using:Geographic information systems (GIS) software installed…
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06-2022: Impacts to Service Standards in Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales for bookings and inspections during COVID-19 pandemic

19 January 2022 Who does this notice affect? All Customs Brokers, Importers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes). What has changed? Due to the ongoing and…
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Ground cover indicator for drought resilience

Authors: Jasmine Howorth, Lucy Randall and Jane Stewart The Future Drought Fund is using ground cover (total vegetation cover) as an environmental indicator to monitor resilience. These ground cover metrics build on monitoring work under the National Landcare Program (Regional Land Partnerships…
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National Management Group Communiqué: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus – 29 May 2025

The National Management Group (NMG) agreed at its meeting on 29 May 2025 that it is no longer technically feasible to eradicate tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) from Australia. This decision is based on the technical considerations of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (…
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