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15 August 2025Meeting CommuniquéCommonwealth, State, and Territory Agriculture Ministers met virtually on Friday, 15 August 2025. The meeting was chaired by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry…
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What is Codex?
Codex Alimentarius is Latin for 'code' and 'food'. Simply translated, it means 'food code'. The Codex Alimentarius Commission has its headquarters in Rome. It is a body set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (…
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Australian farmers are exposed to a high level of climate variability. In recent decades Australia has been subject to a number of severe and wide-spread drought events, which have had significant impacts on farmers and regional communities.ABARES drought research includes measurement of effects of…
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, December 2020
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Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020 [Provisions] […
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Outlook to 2050
Authors: Linden Whittle, Peter Lock and Beau Hug
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Australia’s commercial timber plantation estate is fundamental to the sustainability and competitiveness of the Australian forestry sector and growing the estate has been a key Australian Government…
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The Australian Biosecurity Awards recognise significant commitment to our nation’s biosecurity system.These are the past recipients of the awards.2022Dr David Banks Biosecurity Lifetime Achievement AwardDr Darryl HardieDr Kim Ritman Award for Science and InnovationDr Richard BradhurstFarm…
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Dr Raelene Ward is a proud Kunja woman and the Knowledge Broker, First Nations Engagement at the Southern Queensland Northern New South Wales Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SQNNSW Drought Hub). In her role, she is leading a transformative approach to drought resilience, one…
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An index page for previous, current year and archived Export Organic Notices.Current year noticesNote: This list displays current notices onlyNumberDescriptionDate of EffectExpiry2025-03Changes to approved certifying body – NASAA Certified Organic26 June 2025UFN2025-02Publication of EU country risk…
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Authors: Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Neal Hughes, Andrew Cameron, Matthew Miller, Tom Jackson
This brief is based on a presentation by ABARES’ Executive Director to the National Drought Summit in October 2018 describing the effects of the current drought on Australian agriculture. The brief…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 6.5d, published July 2024.Data sourcesForest and wood products industries are defined here using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2021 categories for forestry industries and wood products industries: 030 Forestry…
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