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Publication date: 28 November 2024The Land use of Australia 2010–11 to 2020–21 data package consists of seamless continental rasters of land use at the national scale which provides the spatial representation of how Australia’s land resources are used. Data is for 2010–11, 2015–16 and 2020-21, and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 6 July 2022, a cloud band across northern Australia brought rainfall to the northern tropics, while an East Coast Low resulted in significant rainfall and flooding to parts of eastern New South Wales.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 25 October 2023, a high-pressure system brought mainly dry conditions to much of mainland Australia.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up to 10 millimetres were recorded in southern parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 22 November 2023, severe thunderstorm activity resulted in showers and thunderstorms over northern, central, and eastern Australia.
These falls are likely to have been sufficient to spark widespread…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 13 December 2023, troughs generated rainfall totals of up to 150 millimetres across tropical Northern Australia and South Australia. The movement of Tropical Cyclone Jasper brought rainfall in northeast…
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Above average rainfall across eastern Australia in August and early September has enabled strong crop growth and provided a basis for a bumper winter…
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Australia is celebrating World Wildlife Day on March 3 by highlighting a climate change impact guidance tool for wildlife, being developed through the One Health Surveillance Initiative, to assist decision makers in anticipating the role climate change may play in the health and disease in wildlife…
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After 30 years with the department and 12 years as Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp retired on 1 December 2023.
After graduating from Murdoch University with Biology and Veterinary Science degrees, Dr Schipp started work in Western Australia as a field veterinary officer. He…
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Through the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer’s (OCVO) Pacific Engagement Program for Animal Health (PEPAH), Australia promotes a strong and unified Pacific family by supporting Pacific Island countries and territories to improve biosecurity, food security and animal health and welfare in the…
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1 in 5 Australian adults participate in recreational fishing every year, improving wellbeing and contributing 100,000 jobs and $11 billion to the Australian economy.Most recreational fishing occurs in coastal waters and state and territory governments are responsible for day-to-day management. This…
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