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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 2 March 2022, low-pressure troughs have continued to bring heavy rainfall to eastern parts of the country. The rainfall has resulted in significant flooding to parts of northern New South Wales and south-…
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This report was prepared in 2008 by the Australian National University Fenner School of Environment and Society. It described and quantified the socio-economic impacts of forestry in Australia over time.'Recommended indicators for monitoring the social and economic impacts of forestry over time in…
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10 February 2017Mr Darren Kindleysides
Director
Australian Marine Conservation Society
PO Box 5815
WEST END QLD 4101Dear Mr KindleysidesI understand that the Australian Marine…
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The Department of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry recently undertook a review of the Horse Industry Disease Response Levy to ensure it is an equitable system for the levy collection.
We thank all interested members of the community and stakeholders who provided feedback into…
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Preventing and controlling emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, and dog-mediated rabies requires collaborative efforts. Australia has been strengthening pre-border biosecurity efforts to control dog-mediated rabies through assistance to our near northern…
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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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13 December 2019
This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final pest risk analysis for brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys).
The final report recommends risk management measures to manage the biosecurity risk posed by brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on…
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In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its partners marked 30 years of continuous operations under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS). The NAQS initiative commenced in July 1989, initially as a 3-year trial focussed on early detection of incursions of…
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The Asian longhorn beetle is a wood-boring insect that usually targets hardwood trees, especially poplar.
The beetle attacks both healthy trees and stressed or diseased…
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Panama TR4 poses one of the greatest threats to banana production worldwide. It is caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4, which invades the roots of banana plants, limiting the supply of water and nutrients. Externally, early indications of infection…
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