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Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoniI 'Qfly') and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata 'Medfly') are among the world’s worst horticultural pests, affecting a wide range of host plants throughout Australia. The horticultural industry estimates fruit flies cost Australia hundreds of…
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23 August 2021
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This notice is of interest to national ABF officers and government maritime officers. Maritime officers include the Commonwealth’s Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) agency and state government’s Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ).
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(Seated, left to right) Scott Mersch, Director, Codex Australia, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Dr Andrew Tukana, Permanent Secretary, Fiji Department of Agriculture and Waterways (and Codex Regional Coordinator); and Mary…
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Special Representative for Australian Agriculture - Su McCluskey
The Australian Government appointed Ms Su McCluskey as the first Special Representative for Australian Agriculture in late 2021.Her role is to increase Australia’s presence in international…
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The Australian Government has committed $12 million to an inaugural grant program under the Future Drought Fund that supports place-based, First Nations-led initiatives.The Strengthening Drought Resilience on Country program will deliver this investment through community-driven projects that build…
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9 November 2023
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All clients attempting to contact the department or anticipating outcomes of biosecurity assessments.
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The impacts to the departments network, caused by the national Optus outage, have been resolved.
Inbound and outbound communication via…
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Australia's plantations 2020-21 is a dataset of commercial plantations derived from spatial data provided by plantation growers and managers. ABARES has prepared this dataset under the auspices of the National Plantation Inventory (NPI). The NPI has surveyed public and private plantation…
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OverviewAgriFutures Australia funded a consultancy to investigate traceability options for the deer industry. This project was completed in June 2024.Project Lead: AgriFutures AustraliaProject Contact: animalplan@aff.gov.au Project Status: CompleteObjective alignment:7 – Improve the integrity…
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ABARES’ Social Sciences Program conducts in-depth social research to deepen understanding of the human and social factors influencing Australia’s agriculture, fisheries, and forestry industries.Our research is rigorous, practical, and directly supports the development of effective policies,…
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