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If your livestock are showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease, immediately call the
Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888
(free call within Australia)
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious threat to Australia’s animal health and trade. Livestock workers, producers, and large animal…
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Communiqué – 29 June 2023The fourth WA RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place by videoconference on 29 June 2023. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF); the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…
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The Department is currently hosting a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) Scholar from the Australian National University, Michaela Gilbert, who during her two-year placement is contributing to animal health epidemiology projects across the department, including the Office of the…
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Annual employment estimates
Estimates from 2021 Census
Table 2 Estimated employment in the Australian commercial fishing and aquaculture industry, 2021 a
Category
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
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NT
ACT
Aust. b
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The department controls exports of agricultural products listed or ‘prescribed’ in the Export Control Act 2020 and associated rules.What we doThe department works closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop and maintain national certification systems to meet importing country…
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OverviewThe project aims to develop an AMS assessment framework for use by industries to identify areas for improvement. This follows on from a previous Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) project – Quantifying antimicrobial usage (AMU) in Australian companion and…
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4.1 Introduction
4.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interests in forested areas
4.3 Relevant Commonwealth obligations and assessments
4.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander role in the…
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The Australian Government is working to support farmers and regional communities affected by drought.
This table maps government actions that address the advice of the Coordinator-General for Drought. Read the Coordinator-General's report to government.
1. Stewardship of…
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As Australia recovers from its most significant avian disease incident in 50 years, attention has turned towards preparing for the next possible avian influenza outbreak – a more virulent strain that has caused deaths in poultry and wild birds and mammals across the globe.The recent H7 high…
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