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The Dairy Industry Code (the Dairy Code) is a mandatory industry code under section 51AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA). The Dairy Code came into effect on 1 January 2020.The Dairy Code provides a fairer process for negotiating contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and…
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A wide range of publicly available data provides insights into the Australian agricultural workforce. This includes data and analysis published by ABARES, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Jobs and Skills Australia and other sources.This page provides a selection of data sources to assist policy…
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1 April 2025 Who does this notice affect? Importers and brokers of: Human derived materials (excluding antibodies, cell lines and human milk) for therapeutic use only, imported under tariff 3002.12 or 3002.15.Human therapeutics and medicines for use in clinical trials (including…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
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For the week ending 10 October 2023, a trough brought heavy rainfall, up to 100 millimetres, and damaging winds to southeastern Australia earlier in the week. Cold fronts brought showers to western Tasmania. A high-pressure…
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28 October 2014Ms Rebecca Hubbard
Stop the Trawler AllianceDear Ms Hubbard I understand the Stop the Trawler Alliance is currently running a nationwide campaign seeking a permanent ban on ‘super…
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13 April 2018Who does this notice affect?Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage. What has…
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The Department of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry recently undertook a review of the Horse Industry Disease Response Levy to ensure it is an equitable system for the levy collection.
We thank all interested members of the community and stakeholders who provided feedback into…
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17 October 2023
We invite you to comment on the draft review by 4pm on 15 December 2023.
The draft report is available for review and comment on our Have Your Say website.
Have your say
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has conducted a review of the biosecurity risks…
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11 December 2023
We have released the final report on the review of the risk of lumpy skin disease via fresh (chilled and frozen) skeletal muscle meat derived from bovines. All comments on the draft report for this policy review have been considered in the finalisation process. The final report…
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In a significant step up in regional One Health and disease prevention capabilities, Wildlife Health Australia has achieved official designation from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as a Collaborating Centre for Wildlife Health Risk Management.
This new international wildlife…
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