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​​This report provides recommendations on indicators that can be used to monitor the social and economic impacts of forestry in Australia, and other research that needs to be undertaken to improve…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin report: Refreshing the Plan

​Background On 24 June 2015, the Senate resolved to establish the Select Committee on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to inquire on the positive and negative impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan on regional communities. The Committee presented its final report on 17 March 2016. The majority…
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Biosecurity Advice 2018-25 - Release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

​4 October 2018This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh breadfruit from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The draft…
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2016-02 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – Review of pests associated with stored grains and plant products (excluding horticulture and forest products)

15 January 2016PurposeTo advise the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (department) Authorised Officers and Australian exporters of the revised list of live injurious insects requiring nil…
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Short-term forecasts of selected wood product sales volume: Method and assumptions

Author: Linden Whittle​​Overview As part of a three year (2015-16 to 2017-18) joint project between Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and ABARES, ABARES developed quarterly sales volume forecasts for selected wood…
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Western Australian Regional Forest Agreement (WA RFA) Annual Meeting of Officials

Communiqué - 5 May 2022 The third WA RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place by videoconference on 5 May 2022. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment; the WA Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation…
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Biosecurity Advice 2024-P04: Release of the draft report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for melon fruit from Japan

17 October 2024The draft report proposes that the importation of commercially produced melon fruit (except oriental melon and oriental pickling melon) to Australia from all commercial production areas of Japan can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.The draft report is…
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National Biosecurity Committee Meeting 28 and Strategic Workshop 15

​The National Biosecurity Committee met on 27 and 28 June 2018 in Adelaide, South Australia. The meeting and workshop were an opportunity for the Committee to advance the national response to the 2017…
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Indicator 3.1b: Area of forest burnt by planned and unplanned fire (2024) - Supporting information

This is the Supporting information for Indicator 3.1b, published October 2024. Area of forest fire by year, jurisdiction and planned/unplanned status, 2016-17 to 2020-21: full tableThe area of planned fire remained relatively constant in most jurisdictions over the period of 2016-17 to 2020-21…
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Farmers' terms of trade: Update to farm costs and prices paid

Authors: Kirk Zammit and Matthew Howden Figure 1 Farmers' terms of trade indicators Note: GVP = gross value of production Source: ABARES Summary This paper reports on the results of an update to the way ABARES calculates the farmers' terms of trade…
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