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The effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms

Authors: Neal Hughes, David Galeano and Steve Hatfield-Dodds Farm in drought conditions in the far north west of New South Wales, Australia. The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects that climate variability can have on farm businesses and…
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7. Other work needed to understand social and economic impacts

​​As identified in Section 2.0, the set of recommended indicators provide a useful but limited understanding of the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia. Indicators are necessarily…
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The Plant Innovation Centre: Solutions to biosecurity issues

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 8 Host: Steve Peios Guest: Dr Adrian Dinsdale Dr Adrian Dinsdale, Assistant Director at the Plant Innovation Centre (PIC) at Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ), explains how game-changing technological advancements such as the…
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Final Import Risk Analysis Report for the Importation of Cavendish Bananas from the Philippines

​​Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel​ SecretariatImportation of cavendish bananas from the Philippines IRA - Appeal FindingsIntroductionThe Import Risk Analysis Appeal Panel (IRAAP) was convened in accordance with the Import Risk Analysis Handbook 2003 (the Handbook) published by the Australian…
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Natural Resource Management Drought Resilience Program – Grants

The Future Drought Fund is providing funds to build the capacity and resilience of soils and agricultural landscapes to underpin farm productivity through times of drought. The grants are for innovative NRM practices, systems and approaches. These will improve natural capital and contribute…
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Establishing the Biosecurity Detector Dog Active Response Program

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Series 2 Episode 5 Host: Casey Baines Guest: Clare O’Shannessy Clare O’Shannessy was in the Detector Dog program for 14 years. Clare played an integral role in the program’s expansion into international mail centres. In this episode we…
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Independent Employer of AAOs Accreditation Scheme - (Export Meat and Meat Products)

1. IntroductionThe Australian Export Meat Inspection System (AEMIS) is an integrated set of controls specified and verified by government that provides confidence in the safety, suitability and integrity of Australian meat and meat products. Underpinning AEMIS are objective hygiene and performance…
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The best noses in biosecurity: Australia’s biosecurity detector dogs

Detect and Protect An Australian biosecurity podcast Episode 1 Guests: Jeff Smith and Colleen Eiser In this episode we talk to Jeff and Colleen about the biosecurity detector dogs. Learn about how the dogs are selected and trained, some of the interesting items they have intercepted and…
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Authorised Officers

What is an AO?An 'AO' is a plant export Authorised Officer.AOs are individuals, trained and assessed by us and are appointed as Australian Government officials (public officials) under the Export Control Act 2020 (the Act). An AO is able to perform a range of export functions on behalf of the…
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Holding orders and revocations for imported food - previous years

This page contains holding orders and revocations for food imports for the previous 2 reporting years.See the holding orders for the current year.Holding orders for failing foodWe apply a holding order for imported food:that has failed inspection. See failing food reports.if there are reasonable…
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