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The exposure and sensitivity of Australian farms to drought
Authors: Neal Hughes, Kevin Burns, Wei Ying Soh and Kenton Lawson
Summary
Australian farmers face high levels of risk due largely to Australia’s extremely variable climate. Recently, the Australian government established the Future…
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In December 2005, the Australian Government Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation issued a ministerial direction to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under section 91 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
2005 ministerial direction to AFMA PDF [300 KB, 5 pages…
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Changes to Procedures for NOI's & Electronic Docs - Horticulture, Grains & Plant Products
Date issued 2 June 2004
Purpose:
This notice is to advise industry of:
(1) Legislative…
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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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We have completed a review of import conditions for cucurbitaceous vegetable seeds for sowing.
When we conduct a review of import conditions, we:
review the science on pests of concern
assess and analyse biosecurity risks
develop risk management measures, if required
consult the public on…
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May 2024DownloadAustralian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry report: Smart farming - inquiry into agricultural innovation (PDF 219 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.IntroductionOn…
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Date of issue: 13 September 2019
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2019-06
Attention:
Industries— Seafood
Export registered seafood establishments
Licensed exporters
Department of Agriculture—Central and Regional offices
Purpose
To notify export registered seafood…
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Source: ABS 2017a,b
Author: Lindsay Hogan
This report briefly examines recent trends and issues relating to Australia's household food expenditure.
Trends in Australia's food market
Trends in Australia's food market between 1988-89 and 2016-17: indicative food production increased from $65…
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The department has implemented a range of standard permit conditions for certain commodities to help streamline the permit application process.A standard permit contains a specific set of conditions that have been assessed by the department as being appropriate to manage biosecurity risks for a…
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These maps and other graphics were produced for Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018, and are available here for download in .png and .pdf file formats. A selection of the key maps from below are also available at Forest maps.
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Executive summary maps
Australia's forest…
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