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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
In the week ending 28 February 2024, ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln generated heavy rainfall in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. South-western parts of Western Australia also benefitted from the heavy rainfall, after being…
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16/03/2023
Who does this notice affect?
First point of entry (FPOE) operators, airlines, aircraft operators, importers, brokers, and others.
What has changed?
A new determination for Norfolk Island Airport commenced on 16 March 2023, Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Norfolk Island…
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May 2024IntroductionOn Thursday, 1 April 2021, the then Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Jonathon Duniam, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee) to inquire into the Australian aquaculture sector.In February 2022…
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Background
Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000-kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases.
Biosecurity risks can reach Australia through the movement of people and goods by sea and air, through traditional visits between Papua New…
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Offline pre-arrival reporting forms can be used by vessel masters or officers where there is limited or unreliable internet connectivity to meet their pre-arrival reporting obligations as an alternative to direct MARS access.Masters with email but no internet access should download and complete…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 1 November 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. A cold front brought showers in Tasmania and southern Victoria and then moved northward bringing showers to eastern parts of New South Wales.…
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Dr James Camac and CEBRA, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne’s Dr James Camac and CEBRA, School of BioSciences has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Education category.
Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species (NRMT90002), taught at the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
In the week ending 21 February 2024, a tropical low (07U) embedded into a monsoon trough developed over the Top End of the Northern Territory at the beginning of the week and strengthened into a category 1 Tropical Cyclone…
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Aquaculture has had another successful year within the Australian seafood industry, according to the latest edition of ABARES Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics.
Acting ABARES Executive Director David Galeano said the gross value of fishery and aquaculture production (GVP) in 2021-22…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 8 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north, east, and west of Australia:Many northern cropping regions recorded considerable rainfall totals (between 5–50 millimetres across large areas of…
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