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Australian Government response to the Perth Freight Link (PDF - 147.06 KB)
Australian Government response to the Perth Freight Link (DOCX - 67.93 KB)
Preamble
On 16 February 2017, the Senate referred the following matter to the…
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Break-bulk dischargeA departmental biosecurity officer must receive notification prior to the discharge of break-bulk cargo.Biosecurity officers conduct surveillance inspections of break-bulk cargo to ensure freedom from contaminants that pose a biosecurity risk. Break-bulk cargo or non-…
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In response to the recent varroa mite outbreak, the Catalysing Australia’s Biosecurity (CAB) initiative is leading a cutting-edge partnership between the Australian Capital Territory Government, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, University of Canberra and CSIRO, to detect varroa…
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s National Management Group (NMG) met on 24 July 2024 and 12 September 2024.NMG members received an update on how the Fire Ant Suppression Taskforce will deliver critical fire ant suppression activities across 9 local government areas in 2024-25. The work…
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18 July 2025Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Industry Participants with a Biosecurity Containment Level 2 (BC2) approved arrangement and other key biosecurity stakeholders including peak industry bodies, department approved third-party assessors, research institutions and universities and…
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment's Biological Consultative Group (BCG) is a consultative forum for the department, importers of biological products and stakeholders. The forum supports discussion of issues relevant to the department and industries importing biological…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
In the week ending 21 February 2024, a tropical low (07U) embedded into a monsoon trough developed over the Top End of the Northern Territory at the beginning of the week and strengthened into a category 1 Tropical Cyclone…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 11 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to every state and territory.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall totals this week. Totals of between 10 to 100…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 31 May 2023, a high-pressure system kept much of the country dry. A number of cold fronts crossed southern Australia bringing showers up to 50 millimetres over Victoria and southern South Australia and up to 25…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 24 January 2024, severe thunderstorms associated with an active monsoon trough resulted in widespread heavy rainfall across northern Australia. Troughs and a low-pressure system generated showers in the…
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