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The Australian Government High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) Preparedness Taskforce partnered with Dairy Australia in December 2024 to commission an independent risk assessment of H5 HPAI (referred to as H5 bird flu) in Australian dairy cattle.The report was completed in September 2025. It…
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Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO), Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, is the primary representative of, and an advisor to, the Australian Government on all matters relating to Australia’s plant health status and its supporting systems.
As head of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 December 2023, widespread shower activity over south-eastern Australia and troughs over northern Australia brought significant rainfall totals.These falls will likely provide sufficient soil moisture to allow for…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
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In the week ending 14 February 2024, troughs generated showers in the tropics, extending into southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Onshore winds brought showers to the coastal region of southeast Queensland and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 23 October 2024, a humid airmass combined with a series of troughs to bring showers and isolated thunderstorms to parts of northern, central and south-eastern Australia, with other areas largely dry.Across cropping…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 9 October 2024, several cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to scattered areas northern, western and eastern Australia, with other areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, some rainfall was…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 25 September 2024, a series of cold fronts and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to large areas of north-western and parts of south-eastern Australia, with other areas largely dry.Across cropping regions, little…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 13 November 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought scattered falls to all states and territories.Across cropping regions, rainfall outcomes were mixed. Rainfall totals of between 5 and 50 millimetres were…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 27 September 2023, cold fronts brought showers to south-eastern parts of the country, mostly to western Tasmania. An easterly onshore airflow brought showers to parts of the Queensland northeast coast. A…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 September 2023, frontal systems brought showers to southern parts of the country and onshore winds resulted in some in showers in northeast coastal Queensland. A high-pressure system kept the remainder…
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