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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 28 November 2024

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 27 November 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to much of Australia.Many southern cropping regions recorded significant rainfall. Totals of between 10 to 50 millimetres were recorded across…
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First points of entry and non-first points of entry

Under the Biosecurity Act 2015, all international vessels and goods become subject to biosecurity control when they enter Australian territorial seas.If your vessel is subject to biosecurity control, you can only enter Australia at ports that are first points of entry (FPOE). This is unless we have…
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Indicator 1.3b: Native forest and plantations of indigenous timber species which have genetic resource conservation mechanisms in place (2024)

This indicator uses the coverage and implementation of formal genetic resource conservation mechanisms as a measure of the degree to which timber species genetic resources are managed and conserved.This is Key information for Indicator 1.3b, published October 2024.Key pointsThere are 129 tree…
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Client service standards

We are committed to improving our service delivery to better meet our clients’ needs.These standards refer to the work of the former Department of Agriculture.Our commitmentOur client service standards have been developed to ensure we are meeting client expectations and are delivering our services…
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Country Action List (CAL)

Sea containers and breakbulk cargo from countries and ports identified as having high levels of contamination, or high-risk pests, are considered to be high-risk pathways.We refer to these as Country Action List (CAL) locations.Sea containers and break-bulk cargo that originate or arrive from these…
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Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 report 2018

​​​Publication details Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2018 Download Document Pages File size Brisbane Environmental Biosecurity Roundtable 2 Summary Report 2018 PDF 17 2.4 MB If you have difficulty accessing these files, please…
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GM canola - Potential impacts on organic farming in Australia

​Biotechnology Briefs We can expect that the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) canola would have very little, if any, impact on organic agriculture in Australia. The direct impacts on organic canola production are likely to be negligible. Only very small amounts of organic canola and…
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Failing Food Report – November 2019

​​​Publication details​ Department of Agriculture, November 2019​ This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS). [Expand all] Risk food tests We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We test 100% of risk food…
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Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for the importation of fresh strawberry fruit from Japan

​​​Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, November 2017Download​DocumentPagesFile size Announcement information paper – commencement of a review of biosecurity import requirements for…
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Brassicaceous vegetable seeds

Review of import conditions for brassicaceous vegetable seeds for sowing We have completed a review of import conditions for brassicaceous vegetable seeds for sowing. When we conduct a review of import conditions, we: review the science on pests of concern assess and analyse biosecurity…
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