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Publication date: 4 July 2016
The Land use of Australia 2010-11 is a land use map of Australia for the year 2010-11. Agricultural land uses and their spatial distributions are based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2010-11 agricultural census data. The spatial distribution of the…
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12 January 2016Ms Michelle Grady
Save Our Marine Life
Dear Ms Grady I understand Save Our Marine Life is currently running a campaign seeking a permanent ban on ‘supertrawlers’ in Australian waters. As…
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Author: Rupert Summerson
Image of an open human palm with a suminoe river oyster sitting on it - the oyster has a brown shell and is large in size, taking up most of the hand's length.
OverviewSuminoe oyster (Magallana ariakensis) is a large true oyster that…
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This indicator assesses the extent to which the risk of soil erosion has been explicitly identified and addressed in forest management. The avoidance of soil erosion reflects the extent to which associated values, including soil fertility and water quality, are protected.This is the Key information…
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There are around 2,000 family operated farm businesses growing rice in the Murrumbidgee valleys of NSW and the Murray valleys of NSW and Victoria. In NSW all growers are shareholders of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 14 May 2025 tropical lows and troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and northern Australia.Rainfall totals were low in all cropping regions, with 0-5 millimetres recorded in most areas.Over the coming eight…
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Authors: Jenny Eather, Donkor Addai, Ahmed Hafi and Jay Gomboso
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Source: ABARES
Starting in 2014–15, the Australian Government committed $8.96 million over six years in grants to Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) to invest in improving farmers’ access to minor use…
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7 September 2017 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 7 September 2017 in Menangle, New South Wales. Key outcomes from the meeting included:
National Biosecurity Committee…
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The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a tool to view and combine mapped information. MCAS-S can inform spatial decision making and help with stakeholder engagement. MCAS-S is free, powerful, and easy to use.
MCAS-S projects are:
transparent - you…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 16 July 2025, frontal systems brought rainfall totals of up to 50 millimetres to parts of southern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia largely dry.Rainfall was variable across…
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