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Aquatic animal disease incidents do occur within Australia. When a disease incident occurs, Australia’s response arrangements may be activated to minimise their potential impacts on aquaculture, fisheries resources or the environment. Several recent aquatic animal disease incidents of…
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What are ecosystem services?Ecosystems are complex interactions among living and non living components of the environment (e.g., forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems). These interactions mediate processes that achieve major transformations of resources, many rivalling or exceeding what can…
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22 December 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.What has changed?The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
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Date of issue: 20 March 2026Date of effect: ImmediateReference Number: MAA 2026-01Attention:Industry bodies – Australian Honey Bee Industry Council, Australian Food and Grocery CouncilExport establishmentsExporters and Next Export Documentation System (NEXDOC) usersDepartment of Agriculture,…
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In December 2005, the Australian Government Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation issued a ministerial direction to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority under section 91 of the Fisheries Administration Act 1991.
2005 ministerial direction to AFMA PDF [300 KB, 5 pages…
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Source: ABS 2017a,b
Author: Lindsay Hogan
This report briefly examines recent trends and issues relating to Australia's household food expenditure.
Trends in Australia's food market
Trends in Australia's food market between 1988-89 and 2016-17: indicative food production increased from $65…
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OverviewTopic 1 introduces carbon farming, carbon farming activities, and their purposes, which include:reducing emissionsstoring more carbondelivering economic and other co-benefits to farmers and land managers, the environment and communities.This topic…
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Authors: Kasia Mazur, Andrea Bath, Jacob Savage and Robert Curtotti
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The Commonwealth Fisheries Resource Sharing Framework is currently being developed by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. This framework plans to ensure that each sector, commercial, recreational…
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DownloadNotice to Industry 4: Requirements for grooms accompanying and working with horses at the Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility (PDF 376 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Online version[expand all]PurposeThe intended outcome of this…
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29 May 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers, growers and suppliers of fresh kiwifruit from Italy to the Australian market. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MiPAAF).
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) has identified ongoing…
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