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10 August 2015PurposeTo advise industry of the exportation requirements for the 2015 Japan citrus season. Background All citrus exports to Japan must comply with standards stipulated in the agreement (…
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17 March 2023Species: AllCountries: AllAttentionAllPurposeTo advise all stakeholders that consultation on the Australian Government’s commitment to phase out live sheep exports by sea has commenced. The consultation paper and feedback form are available on the department’s Have Your Say platform…
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Matters to be considered by the statutory review
Without limiting the matters to be covered by the review of the Act (Review), section 53(2) of the Act stipulates that the Review must consider the following in relation to the Regional Investment Corporation (RIC):
the scope of the RIC’s…
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The AWTG work plan was endorsed by the Agricultural Senior Officials’ Committee (AGSOC) in April 2025.ActivityLead JurisdictionStatusKey Dates/ConsiderationsUpdating the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for the Land Transport of Livestock to improve the welfare of…
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[expand all]From the Chief ScientistOn the 7th December 2015 the Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, announced the Government's National Innovation and Science Agenda. Through this Agenda, the Government will invest $1.1…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 23 August 2023, frontal systems and a trough brought showers to southern parts of Australia. Up to 50 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in parts of Western Australia, eastern New South Wales and in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 July 2022, the remnant of an East Coast Low brought significant rainfall to isolated parts of eastern Australia, while cold fronts brought moderate rainfall to parts of southern Australia. Meanwhile,…
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Authors: Dale Ashton and Jay Gomboso
The southern Murray–Darling Basin has around one-fifth of Australia’s total dairy farms. In 2014–15 irrigated dairy production contributed 17 per cent of the total gross value of irrigated agricultural production in the Basin (ABS 2016).
Dairy farming in…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesDuring the 7 days to 3 March 2021, troughs and low-pressure systems generated showers across much of eastern, western and northern of Australia. The recent rainfall in northern cropping regions may delay summer crop…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 9 August 2023, a low-pressure system brought showers to parts of western and southern Australia. Up to 50 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Western Australia and eastern Victoria and up to 100…
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