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We publish our responses to inquiries, reviews and reports that relate to our work. We do this to be open and transparent about what we do.Current responsesRead our current responses:Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report:…
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Alistair Read and Jasmine Rollan
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Sudden shift to drier seasonal conditions driving higher turn-off and lower saleyard demand.
Extra time required to increase processing capacity constraining processor demand in saleyards.
Lower global…
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Declines in the coastal ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have been linked with increases in the land-based runoff of suspended sediments and nutrients and the addition of herbicides since European settlement. The 2013 Scientific Consensus Statement noted that there is strong evidence…
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Didymo (Didymosphenia germinata) also known as rock snot, is a highly invasive exotic freshwater algae, that can have a significant environmental impact. It can spread quickly, forming massive blooms in waterways or lake edges. Once established, didymo blooms can adversely affect water quality,…
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The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea was convened in New York in 1973, in order to produce a comprehensive treaty covering the world’s oceans. The conference, involving…
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COLS cannot process all items for import.
You can submit some items to the import assessment team with the item’s description in the subject line. The items are:
carnets
military consignments
personal effects
ship stores
transshipment requests
overtime bookings
payments (subject to the…
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Banana freckle (Phyllosticta cavendishii) - 9 February 2023
On 9 February 2023, the National Management Group (NMG) met to consider the response to the Emergency Plant Pest (EPP) Phyllosticta cavendishii (banana freckle) in the Northern Territory.
The NMG endorsed a revised response plan to…
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10 January 2023
Species: All
Countries: All
Attention
All livestock export stakeholders
Purpose
To inform stakeholders that the department has commenced consultation for the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) review.
Key points
Consultation for stage 1 of the ESCAS review…
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About this paperThis snapshot describes Australia’s agricultural workforce, providing key information and statistics in one place, using data from the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Census of Population and Housing.It covers where workers live, what…
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