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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 26 July 2023, fronts brought some rainfall to southern Australia. A coastal trough brought rainfall to eastern Queensland. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry and clear.
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 4 August 2021, low pressure systems and associated cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of southern and eastern Australia. However, high pressure systems restricted rainfall across northern and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the week ending 5 May 2021, fronts and troughs resulted in moderate rainfall being recorded across parts of western and south-eastern Australia, and isolated parts of northern Australia.The rainfall across cropping…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 17 May 2023, high-pressure systems kept much of the country dry. Fronts and troughs brought isolated showers to southern parts of Australia. Meanwhile, moist onshore flow coupled with a low-pressure system…
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Rising interceptions
In 2020, Australia saw a marked increase in khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) interceptions. These tiny but hardy insects – or their remains – were found in goods they had previously not been found with, and in shipments from countries not known to have khapra beetle.…
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In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) acknowledged that agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (agvet chemical) regulation required reform and established a Ministerial Taskforce to develop an updated and harmonised national system for…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 28 September 2022, a low-pressure system and onshore flow brought moderate to heavy rainfall to large areas of eastern Australia, with troughs and cold fronts resulting in isolated falls in other parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 29 September 2021, a trough of low-pressure systems resulted in rainfall in parts of eastern Australia, while a cold front off the Southern Ocean brought substantial rainfall to western Tasmania. Weak…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 28 April 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. In contrast, low pressure troughs and cold fronts generated rainfall across…
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Release today of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Biosecurity Review Draft Report (Draft Report) is the next step in the independent review of Australia’s biosecurity arrangements, including the…
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