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Output from the stocktake of general surveillance initiatives across Australia and New Zealand
The listing below contains the programs identified from the stocktake of general surveillance initiatives across Australia and New Zealand that was undertaken in early 2019 as part of Phase 1.
The…
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The report evaluates the benefits from investments made by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in landcare support projects across Australia, under the National Landcare Program…
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This profile has been superseded by the 2019 version, which is available here.
View the complete Australian forest profiles series.
Information for this profile is drawn from Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013.
Australia has 3.6 million hectares of the Rainforest native forest…
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The Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the first time on 21 October 2022.
The Working Group was convened by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, following agreement to establish a tripartite working group at the Jobs and…
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The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is working with the National Farmers Federation to build awareness of government initiatives and programs which support climate resilience for farmers and land managers.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent on…
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In August during National Science Week the first ever Government Scientists Group STEM Expo was held in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. The Expo showcased STEM careers and activities in government agencies. Over 1500 people attended in person and over 600 people watched the event’s…
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The department has a leading role in minimising the impact of pests, diseases and contaminants on Australian agriculture the environment and people’s health. A key part of this work is conducting and participating in exercises that help government and industry be better prepared for, and able to…
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Authors: Donkor Addai, Ahmed Hafi, Lucy Randall, Philip Tennant, Tony Arthur and Jay Gomboso
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Wheat stem rust is a fungal disease caused by the Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici (Pgt) fungus that can affect wheat, barley, oat, rye and triticale when seasonal conditions are…
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Proposed reform of sugar research and development arrangements.
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The Australian sugar industry produces raw and refined sugar from sugarcane. Around 95 per cent of sugar produced in Australia is grown in Queensland and about five per cent in northern New South Wales, along 2,100 km of…
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Import conditions for cabbage from the Pacific community countries are available on the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON), making the import of these goods possible.
A decision to import cabbage from the Pacific community countries into Australia is a commercial decision between an…
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