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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 October 2025, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and central Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across cropping regions. Little to no rainfall was recorded across…
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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 14 November 2025 for the Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM).Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins, chaired the meeting.One new Minister was welcomed…
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The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to:
Hughes, N., Soh, W., Boult, C., Lawson, K. (2022) Defining drought from the perspective of Australian farmers, Climate Risk Management
ABARES Working Paper
Published 11 November 2020
Authors: Neal Hughes,…
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OverviewAustralian plantation statistics is published every year. It supports strategic forest industry planning and decision-making by presenting information on total plantation area, new planting and ownership.The plantation areas are presented by jurisdiction and National Plantation Inventory…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 9 April 2025 low-pressure systems and troughs brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia.High rainfall continued in much of northern and central Australia, including Queensland (5-200 millimetres), the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 7 August 2024, low-pressure troughs and cold fronts brought rainfall across southern half of the country.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of between 5 and 25 millimetres were recorded in Queensland, and up…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry report: Feasibility of a national horse traceability register for all horses [PDF 287KB]
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28 October 2016PurposeTo advise industry of the process for returning old stock of tamper-indicative seals and bolt seals to the department by 2 December 2016. Old seals can be returned after…
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24 April 2025Who does this notice affect?Airlines, aircraft operators and their contracted services (third parties) performing or certifying disinsection treatments applied to aircraft cabin and hold for aircraft arriving in Australia and New Zealand.What has changed?Airlines and aircraft operators…
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