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Adaptation and the agricultural sector

The impacts of climate change are already being felt by the agricultural sector with events such as drought becoming more frequent and extreme.We are committed to supporting the agricultural sector adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Our action will be guided by the…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 6 February 2025

Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia:Excessive rainfall has led to widespread flooding across parts of North and Far North Queensland. Reports indicated that…
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Importing your pet bird

You can import some pet psittacine bird species into Australia from New Zealand.You cannot import pet birds from any other country.Step-by step guideFollow these steps to import your pet bird from New Zealand.Step 1: Check your bird is eligible for importTo be eligible for import your bird must be:…
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Pineapples levy and charge

 RatesProductLevy/charge rateFresh pineapples$5.00 per tonneProcessing pineapples$2.00 per tonneGST is not applied to Australian Government levies and charges.See full details of the levy and charge rates.Return and payment datesQuarterlyQuarterly returns and payments are for pineapples sold…
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Melons levy and charge

 RatesProductLevy/charge rateMelons0.4 cents per kilogramGST is not applied to Australian Government levies and charges.See full details of the levy and charge rates.Return and payment datesQuarterlyQuarterly returns and payments are for melons sold or exported.Return and payment must be…
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Sheepmeat and goatmeat quotas (EU and UK)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues certification for the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) sheepmeat and goatmeat tariff rate quotas (TRQ) and the EU only ‘erga omnes’ quota.Australian exporters can export specific quantities of eligible products to the EU and UK…
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Papaya levy and charge

 RatesProductLevy/charge ratePapaya processed or sold for processing0.25 cents per kilogramAll other papaya2 cents per kilogramGST is not applied to Australian Government levies and charges.See full details of the levy and charge rates.Return and payment datesQuarterlyQuarterly returns and…
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Persimmons levy and charge

 RatesProductLevy/charge ratePersimmons6.25 cents per kilogramGST is not applied to Australian Government levies and charges.See full details of the levy and charge rates.Return and payment datesQuarterlyQuarterly returns and payments are for persimmons bought, sold (other than by retail sale…
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Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update,13 February 2025

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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Table grapes levy and charge

 RatesProductLevy/charge rateTable grapes1 cent per kilogramGST is not applied to Australian Government levies and charges.See full details of the levy and charge rates.Return and payment datesQuarterlyQuarterly returns and payments are for table grapes bought, sold (other than by retail sale…
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