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14 November 2023
Release of the draft report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for a review of pest risk assessments for spider mites (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae).
The department…
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Growing up in outback Queensland, Emily Harrington prepares for drought the same way she approaches her work at the Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub).
She thinks ahead while meeting the needs of today.
Emily comes from a farming family that…
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The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the ninth time on 14 August 2023.
Members noted the update provided by Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, on progress achieved since the last meeting in attracting, skilling,…
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With the 2023 Pacific Games to be held in Honiara this November, the Pacific engagement programs for plant and animal health have been working with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) to help them prepare…
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There can be no doubt that our biosecurity system is complex. Although we divide our system into convenient areas (like plant, animal and marine), some problems don’t fit neatly into our prescribed boxes. For instance, how do we treat seaweed? It’s a plant, but it’s cultivated in ‘hatcheries’,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 October 2025, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of northern, eastern and southern Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across winter cropping regions, while parts of Queensland,…
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The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an inter-governmental organisation committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of non-highly migratory fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean.SPRFMOs objective is, through the application of the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 10 December 2025, rainfall was recorded across northern, eastern, and isolated southern regions of Australia, while central and western areas remained comparably dry.Across cropping regions, little to no rainfall…
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Rohan Nelson, Matthew Miller and Andrew Cameron
A new approach is needed
A challenge for ABARES medium-term forecasts of agricultural markets is that no reliable seasonal climate forecasts exist beyond the current growing season in southern Australia. To date, ABARES has addressed this…
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