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Carp are one of the country’s most devastating pests and dominate the Murray Darling Basin, making up to 80 to 90 per cent of fish biomass. Carp impact freshwater ecosystems across Australia, with significant negative effects on water quality, the amenity value of our freshwater environments and…
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Exporters must meet our minimum animal health and welfare conditions to export livestock. These are outlined in the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). ASEL applies to cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo, deer, and camelids (including alpaca).We enforce ASEL under our regulatory…
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Successful Innovation Grants recipients have been announced.
$29 million in grants will develop projects that can help farmers and communities thrive through future droughts.
Drought Resilience Innovation Grants support projects that help Australian farmers, and agricultural-…
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Nurturing the food we eat, the plants we grow, the animals native to our land Australian soil is a fundamental pillar in the sustainability, productivity and growth of Australian agricultural industries.What might seem like dirt to many, is the key component to maintaining a strong agricultural…
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The Australian Government provides a range of primary producer tax benefits to help farmers protect agricultural land.
You may be able to claim a deduction for capital costs you incur on a Landcare operation, and riparian management works. This includes the establishment of shelterbelts on land…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee inquiry report: Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (…
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The National Biosecurity Committee met on 11 March 2020 in Orange, New South Wales. It considered current and emerging issues for each jurisdiction. Of particular concern is the increasing risk of Covid-19, now spreading around the world, along with African swine fever and the fall army worm. The…
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Fireweed and African Boxthorn are major weeds with economic, environmental, and social impacts. A new National Best Practice Management Manual for Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) and a revised edition of the National Best Practice Management Manual for African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) are…
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ABARES recently published two reports that provide new data and insights into the impact of invasive species on our agricultural communities. Both reports reveal the enormity of the task to manage established pest and weeds, reinforcing the message that prevention is certainly better than the cure…
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Authors: James Woodhams and Cher HarteOverview This report provides a synthesis of management arrangements, catch and sustainability of sharks across Australia. This report is a commitment under the United Nations Food and…
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