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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 October 2025, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of eastern and central Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across cropping regions. Little to no rainfall was recorded across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 November 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of eastern Australia.In the east, eastern and central Queensland recorded 5-50 millimetres of rainfall, while much of Victoria, South Australia and…
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Grapevine leaf rust causes dark spotting on the top surface of leaves.Credit: Andrew M. Daly DPIFM, PaDIL
Grapevine leaf rustExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Fungal disease of grape causing dark spots on the uppersurface of leaves.Where it's from: Asia, North America, South America,Timor-…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 12 November 2025, rainfall was recorded across scattered areas of Australia.Across cropping regions, rainfall outcomes were mixed.For those cropping regions that recorded rainfall this week, it is likely to support…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 26 November 2025, rainfall was recorded across parts of northern, southern and eastern Australia, while central areas remained comparably dry.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals were low across most south-…
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7 April 2026Who does this notice affect?All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international non-commercial (yachts and superyachts) and commercial (cruise and military) vessels preparing for arrival into Australian territory.What has changed?As part of the…
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[expand all]Agricultural chemical productIncludes any substance or organism used to:destroy, stupefy, repel, inhibit the feeding of, or prevent pests on plants or other commoditiesdestroy a plant or to…
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Australia is fortunate to be free from many of the damaging plant pests that occur in other countries.This freedom helps our producers to access local and overseas markets, protects our unique environment, and supports a healthy way of life for all Australians.To keep up to date with our work to…
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Publication date: 16 November 2021
Forest genetic resources underpin the diversity of Australia’s forests and forest species as well as their productive capacity. Continual improvement in the understanding of Australia’s forest genetic resources allows better conservation management of forests and…
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The spur-throated locust, Austracris guttulosa, is mainly a tropical species and swarms of immature adults form in savannah areas of the Central Highlands and northwest Queensland, in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia in late autumn and winter. Spur-throated locusts also breed…
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