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Watch our video to learn more about Australia's biosecurity system, and the challenges we face.
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Biosecurity protects Australia from pests and diseases that could impact on our industries, environment, plants, animals and communities.
It helps keep pests and…
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Date of effect: 10 August 2023
Attention
Food importers and their customs brokers.
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of a video that has been published on the department’s website to provide information on virtual label and visual inspections for eligible imported food.…
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To further shape science-based international food standards that help protect consumers and support trade, we are partnering with New Zealand and the United States to deliver a two-day South West Pacific Codex Outreach Workshop in New Zealand, on Tuesday 8 November and Wednesday 9 November 2022.…
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The reviewThe Productivity Commission carried out a review of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) and released their Inquiry Report on 26 September 2023.The Australian Government is considering and addressing the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry findings. The report is helping to inform the future…
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The role of the Transition Advocate is to facilitate 2-way communication between industry and government, provide information to industry about the transition plan and assistance, and provide advice to government on how the transition is progressing (including supporting the stocktake in 2026–2027…
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May 2011
The objective of the strategy is to have arrangements in place that allow the honey bee industry, crop industries responsive to honey bee pollination and governments to prepare for, and respond quickly and efficiently to, the establishment of varroa in Australia…
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Andrew Metcalfe AO, has announced his intention to retire from the Australian Public Service on 4 August 2023. Below is his message to his department, distributed on 13 June 2023.
Colleagues
It is with mixed emotions…
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The definition of forest used by
Australia's National Forest Inventory is:
An area, incorporating all living and non-living components, that is dominated by trees having usually a single stem and a mature or…
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Authors: Joey Crowley-Shaw, Fred Litchfield & Tom Jackson
There is significant demand for high quality agricultural workforce data in Australia. This data is used by governments, industry bodies, research organisations and the farming community to measure and understand trends in labour…
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Drought is an enduring feature of the Australian landscape. Managing drought will become more challenging as our climate continues to change.The Future Drought Fund (FDF) aims to boost drought and climate resilience.The FDF helps:farmers and producers to plan, access climate tools, and share…
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