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Australia’s illegal logging law reformsAs of 3 March 2025, Australia’s illegal logging laws have changed. Importantly, this includes changes to due diligence requirements for importers and processors of regulated timber and timber products.The Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 has been updated…
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The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met in Brisbane on 20 June 2025. The meeting was chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Biosecurity, Operations and Compliance Group, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department)).Key discussions and outcomesNBC…
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Afforestation
Afforestation is the establishment of new forest in an area that was not previously covered by forest.
Agroforestry
See farm forestry.
Apiculture
The keeping of honey bees.
Biological…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 9 November 2022, a high-pressure system in the south-east brought relatively dry conditions to much of Australia, with rainfall totals of less than 10 millimetres observed in most regions. Weekly rainfall…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 18 May 2022, onshore winds and a low-pressure trough across eastern Australia resulted in substantial rainfall in the east of the country, with cold fronts resulting in moderate rainfall in the west and…
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ABARES regularly reviews the economic performance of selected Commonwealth fisheries by surveying fishers and publishing a range of economic indicators. These indicators are used to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of management performance against the economic objective of the Fisheries…
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May 2018
Cut flowers and foliage imported to Australia are inspected on arrival by the department, to make sure that they meet all import requirements. The Imported cut flower treatment guide provides instructions on the devitalisation process, to help you prepare your cut flowers and foliage for…
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This page outlines the information that must be included with an application to import various types of animal feed.
Livestock feeds
The following sets out the requirements for applying to import stockfeed, stockfeed additives and stockfeed ingredients into Australia.
Please ask all facilities…
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The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (the department) has conducted a review of the biosecurity import requirements for fresh peach (Prunus persica), plum (Prunus salicina and Prunus domestica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca) fruit from China, for human consumption.
There were three…
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The forests of South-East Queensland support a range of forest-based industries including recreation, ecotourism, timber production and processing, grazing, bee keeping, mining and flora collection. The…
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