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ABARES is developing a Manual for General Surveillance Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). This practical, step-by-step resource supports program coordinators and teams in designing general surveillance programs, including a built-in M&E component. It complements the Guidelines…
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Australia is free from many animal diseases. We help protect this status with strict conditions for cat and dog imports.Be aware of the many steps to import a cat or dog to Australia. You will need to meet all import conditions and prepare well ahead of your travel date.Our detailed step-by-step…
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December 2025The Australian Government response to the Review of the operation of the Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018 addresses the 32 recommendations and 6 findings made by Dr Wendy Craik AM. It was released on 11 December 2025. Australian Government response to the Review of the…
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Businesses exporting products containing wood and wood fibre from Australia are not directly affected by Australia’s illegal logging laws.Some of the countries we export wood and wood fibre products to have laws to help stop the trade of illegally logged timber.Importers in these countries need to…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.OverviewThe Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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Australian forest and wood products statisticsPlantation and log supplyNational wood processing surveyForest economic research reportsAustralia's State of the Forests ReportAustralia's forests at a glanceForest dataLatest releasesAn analysis of Plantation ProductivityThis report is a first step…
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The following Islamic organisations have an Approved Arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the certification of halal red meat and red meat products for export and are considered an Approved Islamic Organisation (AIO). The following table identifies the…
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This webpage contains industry notices relating specifically to system maintenance, outages and service disruptions associated with the department’s biosecurity import systems.Please see below for information relating to changes to publication of these notices and email notification subscription…
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[expand all]Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)The Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2000 came into force on 21 June 2001 and is a key component of the national regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This legislation was developed in consultation with…
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It is important that any locust activity is reported as soon as possible to your local biosecurity authority or department of primary industries or agriculture. Reports can be made by contacting APLC regional or headquarters offices.You can also report locust activity to the APLC online.During…
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