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Find contact details for Australian national animal health reference laboratories:
Reference laboratories and collaborating centres
Policy for reference laboratories
The role of Australian national reference laboratories is designed to harmonise with the World Organisation for Animal Health (…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, March 2020
The Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements provide guidance on how vessel operators should manage ballast water when operating within Australian seas in order to comply with the Biosecurity Act…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north, west, and east of Australia:Some rainfall was recorded across northern cropping regions, but falls were highly variable across Queensland and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 20 February 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of AustraliaTropical Cyclone Zelia brough rainfall totals exceeding 400 millimetres to coastal and inland areas of Western…
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Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 25 October 2023, a high-pressure system brought mainly dry conditions to much of mainland Australia.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up to 10 millimetres were recorded in southern parts of…
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Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson
Robert Owen (Bob) Makinson has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Environmental Biosecurity category.
Bob Makinson has been instrumental in galvanising attention and action for the introduced plant disease myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii). He has…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 May 2024, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. Exceptions were: central parts of Western Australia, which recorded up to 15 millimetres of rainfall associated with a low pressure trough; along the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 11 September 2024, a series of cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of western and southern Australia, with other areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals ranged from 5…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 13 February 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of AustraliaExcessive rainfall has led to widespread flooding across parts of North and Far North Queensland. Reports indicated that…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 11 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to every state and territory.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall totals this week. Totals of between 10 to 100…
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