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Spotted wing drosophila larvae in a strawberry.Credit: Hannah Burrack, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org
Spotted wing drosophilaExotic to AustraliaFeatures: A tiny fly (2–3 mm) that attacks a range of soft-skinned fruit and reduces crop yield and quality through direct…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 9 March 2022, low-pressure troughs persisted across eastern Australia bringing heavy rainfall. The low-pressure system that brought heavy rainfall to south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales in…
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13 September 2024Who does this notice affect?Entities lodging SAC declarations and cargo reports associated with low-value goods ($1000 or less in value) into the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).What has changed?The department has been made aware of misinformation circulating regarding the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 February 2023, a tropical low active in the Gulf of Carpentaria brought heavy rainfall to surrounding areas of the tropical north of Australia. Meanwhile, a low-pressure trough brought scattered…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 26 July 2023, fronts brought some rainfall to southern Australia. A coastal trough brought rainfall to eastern Queensland. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry and clear.
Across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 July 2022, the remnant of an East Coast Low brought significant rainfall to isolated parts of eastern Australia, while cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of southern Australia. Meanwhile,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 10 January 2024, troughs generated widespread rainfall across much of eastern, southern, central and northern Australia. Severe thunderstorms resulted in locally intense rainfall of up to 200 millimetres in areas…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 December 2023, troughs generated rainfall totals of up to 150 millimetres across tropical Northern Australia and South Australia. The movement of Tropical Cyclone Jasper brought rainfall in northeast…
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25 August 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, surveillance, or other purposes).
What has changed?
Earlier this year, the department…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 13 October 2021, weak low-pressure troughs across much of Australia resulted in isolated showers across central Australia. In the middle of the week, a low-pressure system and associated cold…
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