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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 12 April 2023, troughs were responsible for widespread showers and storms across much of southern Australia as well as localised parts of eastern Australia. Meanwhile an intense low-pressure system which…
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29 July 2011Why is this analysis being undertaken?
After a long dispute with the New Zealand government, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Australia’s measures for New Zealand apples…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 10 July 2024, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought widespread rainfall to the southern half of Australia.Across cropping regions, rainfall totals between 10 and 50 millimetres were recorded in parts of…
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Article originally published 30 November, updated 12 December, 2023
Australia promoted our climate-smart agriculture practices and commitment to climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28 in Dubai.
As a large food producing nation, with a variable climate,…
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Are you aware of the consequences of importing seeds that don’t comply with Australia’s strict biosecurity import conditions?Purchasing a packet of seeds online may only cost you a few dollars, but they can impact Australia’s native plant and agricultural resources as well as hit your pocket hard…
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The Victorian emergency response to an outbreak of H7 high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry has been successful, with eradication officially declared on 13 June 2025.There have been no new cases of H7 HPAI since 24 February and Australia confirmed freedom from high pathogenicity…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 2 February 2022, low-pressure troughs across much of Australia drew down tropical, moist air, resulting in heavy rain and storms in large areas of northern and central Australia, as well as rainfall in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 21 April 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. However, low pressure troughs generated moderate rainfall across parts of…
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Today is World Zoonoses Day, and Australia is focused on the global fight against rabies, through regional support for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Pacific.
Zoonoses are diseases that can jump from animals to humans like rabies, Ebola, avian influenza and COVID-19. Every year…
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Ending hunger around the world is the focus of World Food Day today, as 2.8 billion people still can’t afford a healthy diet and 733 million face hunger globally. Australia is one of 150 countries embracing this year’s World Food Day theme, “Right to foods for a better life and better future…
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