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Phase 1 - Statistical infrastructure
Authors: Will Chancellor, Shiji Zhao, Lucy Randall, Kenton Lawson and Khanh Hoang
Map: Price per hectare (maximum) by parcel in clean dataset 1975-2018 (as hexbins)
Source: ABARES
Introduction
Farmland is an important asset for Australian farmers,…
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Australian farmers are exposed to a high level of climate variability. In recent decades Australia has been subject to a number of severe and wide-spread drought events, which have had significant impacts on farmers and regional communities.ABARES drought research includes measurement of effects of…
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OverviewAustralian plantation statistics is published every year. It supports strategic forest industry planning and decision-making by presenting information on total plantation area, new planting and ownership.The plantation areas are presented by jurisdiction and National Plantation Inventory…
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In 2009–10 the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, through the National Residue Survey, surveyed a broad range of 67 routinely and non-routinely monitored chemical elements (metals) in six of…
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The Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon. Murray Watt, and state and territory forestry ministers met virtually today for the second time this year.
Ministers discussed the importance of the sector’s economic contribution and its delivery of high…
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The Australian Government is a signatory to arrangements that will provide support from other participating countries during an emergency animal disease outbreak. It is also a signatory to arrangements…
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What is biosecurity?Biosecurity protects Australia’s plant, animal and human health by reducing the risk of unwanted pests and diseases arriving and establishing in the country. We need to…
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There can be no doubt that our biosecurity system is complex. Although we divide our system into convenient areas (like plant, animal and marine), some problems don’t fit neatly into our prescribed boxes. For instance, how do we treat seaweed? It’s a plant, but it’s cultivated in ‘hatcheries’,…
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World Rabies Day 2022 with the theme ‘Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths’ is raising awareness of the global target to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030.
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp said the department was working closely with neighbouring countries to address…
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Joint Communiqué16 December 2021, (virtual meeting hosted by New Zealand)The 17th Australia and New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) annual meeting was held virtually on 16 December 2021. Representatives from Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and New…
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