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This indicator measures the consumption of forest-based products in Australia. Consumption trends over time provide a measure of the ability of Australian forest and timber industries, through both domestic production and importation, to meet Australian society’s demand for forest-based products…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 18 January 2023, a broad low-pressure trough remained active over northern Australia and resulted in widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across northern Australia. Meanwhile, onshore flow produced…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 19 January 2022, troughs extending across eastern Australia resulted in scatted rainfall across southern Queensland, and eastern New South Wales and Victoria. Tropical cyclone activity and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 14 June 2023, an intense low, cold front and a trough generated rainfall of between 10 and 50 millimetres across much of New South Wales, and parts of southern Queensland, southern South Australia and far…
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The Australian Government’s current approach to drought policy has been informed by its history.States and territories have primary legislative and administrative responsibility for natural resources and agriculture. This includes:land usewater managementdrought response and planning.However, all…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 27 January 2021, troughs, low-pressure systems and weak cold fronts generated showers and thunderstorm activity across parts of northern, central and eastern Australia. In those summer cropping…
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The West Victorian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) was one of five RFAs in Victoria. It was terminated on 31 December 2024 and is no longer in force. The Australian and Victorian Governments originally signed the West Victorian RFA on 31 March 2000, establishing the framework for the sustainable…
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This is Supporting information for Indicator 1.1c, published July 2024.Forest in the National Reserve System by IUCN protected area categoryTo be protected and included in Australia’s National Reserve System (NRS), an area of land must meet the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 16 February 2022, a series of low-pressure troughs resulted in rainfall across western, northern and coastal areas of eastern Australia. High-pressure systems to the south of Australia brought clear, dry…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 9 March 2022, low-pressure troughs persisted across eastern Australia bringing heavy rainfall. The low-pressure system that brought heavy rainfall to south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales in…
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