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The East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) is one of five RFAs in Victoria. The Australian and Victorian governments originally signed the East Gippsland RFA on 3 February 1997, establishing the framework for the sustainable management of the forests in the East Gippsland RFA region.The…
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Forestry measuresThe Australian Government’s A Better Future for our Regions and A Future Grown in Australia policies, establish the government’s commitment to Australia’s forest industries. They aim to strengthen, support and continue a sustainable forestry sector now and into the future.The…
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The state of Australia’s forests is reported across 44 indicators of sustainable forest management. These indicators and associated content are published as components of Australia’s State of the Forests Report, presenting comprehensive information on all of Australia's forests, including…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Episode 3
Guest: Dr Mark Schipp, Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an issue that poses a serious and long-term threat to human and animal health in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 October 2021, weak low-pressure troughs across much of Australia resulted in isolated showers across central Australia. In the middle of the week, a low-pressure system and associated cold…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 20 October 2021, low-pressure troughs dominated the Australian continent resulting in rainfall across northern parts of Australia. Meanwhile, cold fronts coming off the Southern Ocean brought…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 November 2023, severe thunderstorm activity resulted in showers and thunderstorms over northern, central, and eastern Australia.
These falls are likely to have been sufficient to spark widespread…
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Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Meeting Communiqué
Commonwealth, state, and territory agriculture Ministers met virtually on Wednesday
7 December 2022 for the third and final Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year.
AMM was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 28 September 2022, a low-pressure system and onshore flow brought moderate to heavy rainfall to large areas of eastern Australia, with troughs and cold fronts resulting in isolated falls in other parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 29 September 2021, a trough of low-pressure systems resulted in rainfall in parts of eastern Australia, while a cold front off the Southern Ocean brought substantial rainfall to western Tasmania. Weak…
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