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This is the Supporting information for Indicator 1.2a, published October 2024.Generating the lists of native forest-dwelling speciesThe species datasets underpinning Indicator 1.2a are sourced from the species records stored in the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA). Records in the ALA comprise…
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On 27 May 2013, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) released the final report on the review of the Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines.
Overall the review found that harvest strategy policy is widely regarded as having been very successful in…
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OverviewIn 2023, AUSVETPLAN Response strategy: Lumpy skin disease Version 5.1 was published on the AHA website. Updates included relevant learnings from Exercise LSD2, a government and industry exercise held in December 2022 to test components of the previous version of the AUSVETPLAN Response…
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Following the July 2025 announcement detailing the $139.8 million sheep industry transition assistance package, several programs have now been implemented.Progress has been made across key sub-programs within the Producer and Supply Chain Program, aimed at assisting sheep producers and supply chain…
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December 2020
ABARES has changed the way that crop balance sheets are reported. From December 2020, all Australian crop balance sheet components (stocks, production, consumption and trade) will be published and forecast on a marketing year basis unless otherwise specified. The marketing…
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This indicator provides broad habitat, population, and range information for representative forest-dwelling flora and fauna. Evidence of changing ranges or densities of forest-dwelling species can be used to guide forest management activities so that they are consistent with maintenance of forest…
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The Australian Government has committed $5 million over 4 years (2023-2027) to the renewal of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS).A renewed AAWS will provide a framework for a national approach to animal welfare and bring key stakeholders together on animal welfare issues of national…
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Background
In December 2005, the then Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation directed the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to undertake a number of actions to improve…
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The department has provided significant international leadership in the development of the 'Regional Animal Welfare Strategy: Asia, the Far East and Oceania' (RAWS) in association with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).In November 2007, 37 participants from 12 countries in the…
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ABARES recently published two reports that provide new data and insights into the impact of invasive species on our agricultural communities. Both reports reveal the enormity of the task to manage established pest and weeds, reinforcing the message that prevention is certainly better than the cure…
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