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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Dr Bertie Hennecke has been appointed as the new Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Deputy Secretary of Biosecurity and Compliance, Chris Locke, welcomed Dr Hennecke’s appointment and said he brings many years of knowledge and…
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Overview
Wheat is the major winter crop grown in Australia with sowing starting in autumn and harvesting, depending on seasonal conditions, occurring in spring and summer. The main producing states are Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland.
The…
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Australia is committed to driving climate action in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30 in Belem, we showcased Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry across two weeks.COP30 was a valuable opportunity to share our…
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Australia is indeed lucky: a ‘lifestyle superpower’ with competitive industries, vibrant communities, and unique landscapes and environmental assets. But unearned advantage risks complacency, and each generation needs to create the luck – and advantages – it will pass…
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Over $23 million is being invested through the Future Drought Fund in 26 projects focusing on drought resilient land management practices that will help Australia’s farmers prepare for and recover quicker from drought.The purpose of this program is to demonstrate practices at a broad scale that…
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We offer our employees a range of benefits. These include an inclusive workplace, competitive salaries and flexible working arrangements.Enterprise agreementThe Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 came into effect on 4 April 2024. This enterprise…
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Private vets have an important role to play in emergency animal disease responses in Australia.In 2011 an independent review into Australia’s preparedness for foot-and-mouth disease found that employment conditions in state and territory jurisdictions were not consistent. This could act as a…
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Video transcript: New prawn import lawsAustralians love their prawns so much, we need to import them from overseas to keep up with demand.But we don’t want diseases arriving in Australia with those imports.Seafood disease experts have studied the biosecurity risks for prawn imports and recommend we…
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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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