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Australia has a well-established institutional framework to support the conservation and sustainable management of forests. Forest policy in Australia is developed and implemented at the national, state and territory levels. State and territory governments have primary responsibility for forest…
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James Fell and Andrew Duver
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Overview
There are several factors contributing to current high global food grain prices:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine,
Poor growing conditions in major exporter countries; and
Impacts of the COVID…
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Australia’s environmental biosecurity system is being enhanced through a range of projects, as part of the Environmental Biosecurity Project Fund (EBPF).Launched in 2018, the EBPF has an annual fund of $825,000 administered by Environmental Biosecurity Office. More than 48 projects have been funded…
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Authors: Trish Gleeson, Donkor Addai and Liangyue Cao
Australian wine production and exports at a glance
Source: ABARES
Summary
On 26 March 2021, China announced final decisions on its anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into wine from Australia. The AD…
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Corporate Plan 2025–26The corporate plan sets out our purpose, objectives, priorities, key activities and performance measures for the next 4 years.The plan is updated annually in accordance with the requirements of the Public Governance, Performance and…
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Common and pygmy hippopotamuses and their semen can now be imported to Australian zoos after a 40-year hiatus, in a major boost for genetic diversity and the public’s viewing pleasure.Zoos accredited under the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) will soon be able to apply for an import permit to…
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Resilient Landscapes Grants ProgramThe Resilient Landscapes Program grants have been awarded.The Program funds projects that focus on achieving and measuring transformational change and impact at landscape scale, identify tipping points, or thresholds and demonstrate practices, technologies or…
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OverviewThe New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) collaborated with researchers from Charles Sturt University to complete a social research project that identified key drivers and barriers to participation in syndromic surveillance.The…
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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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Growcom welcomes this opportunity to provide feedback to Biosecurity Australia on the draft Import Risk Analysis (IRA) report for fresh capsicum (Paprika) fruit from the Republic of Korea. Growcom is…
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