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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 10 August 2022, low-pressure troughs and cold fronts across southern and eastern Australia brought rainfall and strong winds. Over northern parts of the country, high-pressure systems dominated,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 June 2022, low-pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to western and southern parts of the country, while high-pressure systems were the dominant climate feature across remaining…
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Authors: Dale Ashton and Jeremy van Dijk
In 2014–15 rice production contributed 4 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Murray–Darling Basin (ABS 2017). Almost all of Australia’s rice production occurs in the NSW Murray and Murrumbidgee regions in the…
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The introduction and spread of marine species into and around Australian waters through biofouling, or in a ship’s ballast water, can harm fisheries, threaten healthy fish habitats and have widespread economic and health effects.Marine pest biosecurity is an important part of the department’s…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 March 2023, surface troughs and thunderstorm activity brought rainfall to the north and east of the country. Weekly rainfall totals of between 15 and 100 millimetres were recorded across most of the…
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Date of issue: 3 December 2021
Date of effect: 1 January 2022 to Until Further Notice
Reference Number: MAA2021- 48
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Industries—Industry bodies – Dairy Australia – Infant Nutrition Council, Seafood Export Consultative Committee, Australian Honey Bee Industry Council,…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 20 July 2022, cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of southern Australia. Meanwhile, high-pressure systems dominated much of the country bringing clear, dry conditions.
Predominantly dry…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 6 October 2021, low pressure systems dominated the Australian continent throughout much of the week, resulting in rainfall in southern and eastern parts of the country. Towards the end of the week a high-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 23 June 2021, a blocking high pressure system restricted rainfall across most of Australia for much of the week. A low-pressure system off the southern coast and associated cold fronts brought some…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the 7 days to 24 February 2021, troughs, low-pressure systems, cold fronts and onshore flow generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern, western and eastern Australia. In those…
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