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25 October 2016PurposeTo advise the citrus industry that online applications are now open for citrus packhouses to be approved for export for the following countries in 2017:South Korea (excluding…
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The carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) is a rapidly spreading marine animal that forms large colonies. These colonies attach to infrastructure, rocks and grow over and smother other marine organisms like algae, shellfish, and sea sponges. Typically yellow in colour, the carpet sea squirt may…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 30 July 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres to parts of southern, central and eastern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of northern Australia largely dry.Rainfall was recorded…
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4 April 2024This Animal Biosecurity Advice notice announces the publication of the Issues Paper ‘Review of the biosecurity risks associated with veterinary immunobiologicals’. The department is undertaking this review with the intention of publishing new import policies for veterinary…
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The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025. The gross value of Australian sheep meat is set to rise to more than $5 billion in 2024–25, the highest number in more than 10 years.This article explores how…
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On 13 March 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced the reallocation of unused quotas under their imported raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). Australia was allocated an additional 24,479 tonnes (11% of the unused quota balance). This is in addition to the initial allocation of 89,…
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Final review of existing policy
[expand all]Why was the review of policy undertaken?The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources initiated this review in response to…
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Operating environment in 2012 for Landcare and related community-based groups in each of the states and territories across Australia
Evolution of Landcare in Australia
An evaluation of investment in Landcare support projects
Decade of Landcare Plan - National Overview
Evaluation Report on…
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Biosecurity Matters
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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Screwworm fly: a continual threat
No. 109
Chrysomya bezziana and Cochliomyia hominivorax (order Diptera, family Calliphoridae), the Old World and New World screwworm flies respectively, are two species of parasites capable of infesting any warm-blooded animal (including humans), causing myiasis…
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