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This indicator is used to provide an understanding of the impact of fire on forests through the reporting of planned and unplanned fire. Fire is an important part of many forest ecosystems in Australia and may have either positive or negative impacts on forest health and vitality.This is the Key…
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Recommendation 1.
The language used in the NEBRA to describe stakeholders should be consistent with that used in the broader IGAB and the other biosecurity response agreements (EADRA and EPPRD).
The NBC supports in part this recommendation.
The NBC proposes that the language…
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7 March 2025Who does this notice affect?All internal and external stakeholders who may require Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulatory services across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.What has changed?As Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues towards the coast,…
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There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building drought resilience. It affects regional landscapes, communities and economies in different ways.That’s why the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund is working with state and territory governments to support regions to develop drought…
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2 April 2024Who does this notice affect?All customs brokers, importers, self-reporting importers, freight forwarders of goods AUD$1,000 or less in value.What has changed?A new biosecurity cost recovery charge will commence from 1 July 2024 – referred to as the Biosecurity Self Assessed Clearance (…
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In 2019, the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry recommended that a national scheme of farm debt mediation (FDM) be enacted.
The Australian Government has consulted with state and territory governments about developing a harmonised…
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OverviewConsidering the biosecurity threats to Australia’s borders, crisis management plans are an important tool for livestock industries. However, it is unclear how many of these plans exist across livestock sectors, or if they would provide sufficient guidance to a sector in an EAD crisis.This…
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The National Management Group (NMG) met on 14 May 2024 and approved the revised budget for the red witchweed (Striga asiatica) Response Plan 2022 – 2025 (originally endorsed on 13 December 2023).The NMG agreed red witchweed remains technically feasible and cost-beneficial to eradicate from…
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Exotic environmental pests are weeds, animals or diseases that are not present in Australia. Sometimes, they have recently arrived, and we are trying to eradicate them.Discover why environmental biosecurity is everyone’s business
Asian spongy moth (Lymantria…
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The National Management Group (NMG) held a meeting on 8 September 2023 to discuss the Varroa destructor response.
The Response Plan is continuing and NMG agreed to adopt further risk-based approaches for new eradication zones based on the advice of the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant…
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