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Certain food, plant material and animal products from overseas could introduce serious pests and diseases into Australia, devastating our valuable agriculture and tourism industries, unique environment and our way of life.Before you bring or mail goods to Australia, check that it's allowed into…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
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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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 4 May 2022, low-pressure troughs in eastern Australia and cold fronts across southern Australia resulted in moderate rainfall. Meanwhile high-pressure systems provided mostly dry conditions for remaining…
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Marine pests and diseases are great hitchhikers and readily attach themselves to hulls, internal water systems, damp spaces or to boating gear such as anchors, ropes and buckets. With more than one million recreational vessels in Australia, there are many opportunities for pests to…
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What to look for
Fruit may look healthy, but could be rotten on the inside and full of maggots. Look for small spots on the skin of fruit surrounded by rot.
What you can do
Do not move fresh fruit south out of the Torres Strait Protected Zone to the Torres Strait Permanent Biosecurity…
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the pre-eminent international body dealing with agriculture and forestry issues. The FAO has three main roles in information gathering and dissemination, program supervision and policy development.The FAO Forestry Department produces a…
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[expand all]ForewordThe Australian plague locust has the potential to damage and severely impact a number of rural industries. The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) is required to monitor and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 9 June 2021, low pressure troughs and cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to south-eastern Australia and parts of Western Australia.
The rainfall across eastern Australian cropping regions…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 22 June 2022, low-pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to western and southern parts of the country, while high-pressure systems were the dominant climate feature across remaining…
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