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Agricultural Workforce Working Group – 17 July 2023

The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the eighth time on 17 July 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, retaining…
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IAN 2023-31: Dairy – Persons who can sign export documents at an export registered establishment and who need to be listed in management or control

Date of issue: 18 August 2023Date of effect: 18 August 2023AttentionIndustry bodies, Dairy Export Industry Consultative CommitteeRegistered export manufacturing establishmentsRegistered exporters and approved export permit issuers (AEPI) usersDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry -…
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Agricultural Workforce Working Group – 14 August 2023

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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Agricultural Workforce Working Group – 15 September 2023

The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the final time on 15 September 2023. Members discussed housing as a critical enabler of attracting and retaining workers in rural, regional and remote Australia. Members endorsed a submission to the Minister for Housing, the Hon…
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Importing animal derivatives and microbial goods into Australia

​This page provides guidance on how to import biological materials including foods, therapeutics, laboratory materials, and vaccines. Import conditions/is a permit required You can use the departnment's Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON)to determine if the product you want to import…
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Drought Resilience Enabling Activities

Enabling activities help farmers and regional communities build drought resilience through investment in collaboration and impact assessment.Science to Practice ForumThe Forum was delivered annually from 2021-2023 under the first investment phase of the FDF.Watch the Science to Practice Forums.…
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408-2025: New plant commodities being added to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)

09 December 2025Who does this notice affect?Importers and brokers of CBIS eligible:Mushroom spawn and cultures for propagation (0602.90.00)Processed nuts (0801.21, 0801.22, 0801.31, 0801.32, 0802, 0811.90, 0812.90, 0813.50, 20.07.99 and 20.08.19)What has changed?The department is incorporating…
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Indicator 2.1e: The area of native forest harvested and the proportion of that effectively regenerated, and the area of plantation harvested and the proportion of that effectively re-established (2024)

This indicator is used to assess the success of the re-establishment of forests after harvesting. Re-establishment is critical to the maintenance of the productive capacity of the forest.This is Key information for Indicator 2.1e, published October 2024.Key pointsOver the period 2016-17 to 2020-21…
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COVID-19 – Audits of establishments preparing and/or storing dairy, eggs, fish and prepared meat products for export – Arrangements and Response (2020-08)

Date of issue: 27 March 2020 Date of effect: 27 March 2020 Purpose The department has received a number of inquiries about how it is approaching its staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to audits of export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. This…
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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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