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`Have Your Say’ consultation is now open for the discussion paper on measures to prevent the importation of seafood from fisheries involving illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.
Assistant Secretary of Fisheries Branch, Mr George Day said Australia is committed to combating…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 31 July 2024, cold fronts and a series of troughs brought rainfall to south-west, southern and eastern Australia, while a high-pressure system kept remaining areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, rainfall…
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19 January 2012
This Biosecurity Advice announces the formal commencement of a pest risk analysis (PRA) to assess the plant quarantine risks from the importation of fresh island cabbage from the Cook…
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Increased biosecurity risks and rapid changes in northern Australia requires a collaborative and integrated biosecurity system. Identifying shifts in the biosecurity landscape, the Northern Australia Biosecurity Strategy 2030 (the Strategy) sets out key biosecurity objectives and priority actions…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
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In the week ending 28 February 2024, ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln generated heavy rainfall in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. South-western parts of Western Australia also benefitted from the heavy rainfall, after being…
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May 2024IntroductionOn Thursday, 1 April 2021, the then Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Jonathon Duniam, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources (the Committee) to inquire into the Australian aquaculture sector.In February 2022…
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An Australian biosecurity podcast projectThis podcast series ran from July 2021 to May 2023 and shared useful information about Australia’s biosecurity system. While it’s now archived, you can still listen to it using the links below. All information was current at the time of recording.Listeners…
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24 January 2020Who does this notice affect?Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers.What has changed?Following the identification of critical non-compliance, the department and the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries…
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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
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On 19 September 2019, the Senate Standing Committee for the Selection of Bills referred the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 1 November 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of Australia dry. A cold front brought showers in Tasmania and southern Victoria and then moved northward bringing showers to eastern parts of New South Wales.…
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