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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 15 March 2023, a tropical low produced weekly total rainfall of 300 to 600 millimetres over the Gulf Country in north-west Queensland; this is about 2.5 to 5 times the March average for these areas.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 14 September 2022, tropical moisture combined with cold fronts brought significant rainfall over large parts of eastern and southern Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50 millimetres were recorded…
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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry regulates the movement of goods from the Torres Strait under the Biosecurity Act 2015.Torres Strait islands are a potential pathway for the movement of exotic pests, weeds and diseases present in countries very close to Australia—the…
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22 December 2017Who does this notice affect? This notice applies to importers of uncooked and cooked pig meat products and associated industry participants and retailers. What has changed?The…
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Commonwealth, state, and territory ministers with responsibility for forestry met virtually on Friday 12 July for their first Forestry Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) of 2024.Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, chaired the meeting.Three new members…
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Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to lodge a request for inspection using the Biosecurity Portal.
Information
The department is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal.
Action
The department is investigating the issue as a high priority…
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State and territory governments recognise the importance of protecting Australia from exotic animal diseases and managing endemic animal diseases.Each state and territory has a list of 'notifiable' animal diseases. These lists contain animal diseases that are of national concern.These diseases are…
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