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Weed risk assessments frequently asked questions

​[Expand all] How do I know if a species has already been assessed? Species which have been assessed for importation into Australia are listed as either permitted or not permitted entry on the department's Biosecurity import conditions (BICON) system. Importers should check BICON prior to…
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Analytical distributions and statistics for managing import pathway risk using the continuous sampling plans CSP-2 and CSP-3

B, Barnes Overview Australia imposes regulations on goods that arrive in the country and have the potential to introduce exotic pests and diseases. Continuous sampling plans (CSP) are operational biosecurity systems commonly implemented at the border to manage risk and, simultaneously, keep…
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Stocktake of Fire in Australia’s forests, 2011 to 2016

Authors: Steve Read, Cressida Lehmann   Regeneration three months after fire, Currowan, New South Wales, February 2020. Photo: Cressida Lehmann Introduction This Insights article provides a stocktake of information on the area of fire in Australia’s forests in the five-year period 2011…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Red imported fire ants in Australia: Don't Let This Come Back to Bite Us

October 2024 AcknowledgementsThe management of red imported fire ants in Australia is a matter of great significance for the Australian community. The Australian Government thanks the individuals and organisations who contributed to this inquiry. The development of this response was led by the…
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Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to COAG

​​An AGREEMENT made the day of 2013Between:The COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (“the Commonwealth”)andThe States of:NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA QUEENSLAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA…
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Horse Industry Consultative Committee - Meeting Minutes 18

​DownloadDocumentPagesFile size Meeting Minutes 18 PDF897 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online version ​​Wednesday 12 July 2017…
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Other useful information

This page contains a glossary of specific terms used within the Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics reports, acronyms and unit, and a fish name concordance. It also lists all references within the 2018 edition. [expand all] Glossary A Aquaculture: commercial growing of…
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Support for wine industry impacted by red grape oversupply

Certain Australian wine regions are experiencing an oversupply of red wine grapes.If you are an affected grape grower, there is a range of support you may be eligible to access.Australian Government support programs Farm Household Allowance programHelp with…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 November 2023

Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update Key issues For the week ending 15 November 2023, troughs and lows resulted in showers and thunderstorms over eastern New South Wales and Victoria, northern and southern Western Australia, southern Queensland, and across Northern…
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Recreational boat operators’ self-management of biofouling in Australia

​​Authors: Nyree Stenekes, Rob Kancans, Bill BinksHome ports of recreational boat operators, national Source: ABARES domestic boater survey, 2017.Domestic recreational boat trips in the past 12 months, national Source: ABARES domestic boater survey, 2017.BackgroundThis report presents key…
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