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Australian Biosecurity continuing to protect cattle and buffalo from lumpy skin disease

Australia’s strong biosecurity system is continuing to protect against lumpy skin disease, which affects cattle and water buffalo and which could have a devastating impact if it arrived in Australia. Australia’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp, said the presence and likely further spread…
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National Management Group Communiqué: African black sugar ant (Lepisiota incisa) in Western Australia - 9 November 2023

The National Biosecurity Management Group (NBMG) for Lepisiota incisa – comprising all governments – has endorsed a revised response plan for eradicating Lepisiota incisa from Western Australia. The response continues to be led by Western Australia’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional…
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Non-tariff measures: a revised methodology for the quantification of bilateral trade effects of policy measures at a product level

Non-tariff measures: a revised methodology for the quantification of bilateral trade effects of policy measures at a product levelQuantification of the trade effects of non-tariff measures provides an important input for decision making. This technical paper outlines improvements to an earlier…
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Indicator 6.5d: Resilience of forest-dependent Indigenous communities to changing social and economic conditions (2024) - Supporting information

This is Supporting information for Indicator 6.5d, published July 2024.Data sourcesForest and wood products industries are defined here using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2021 categories for forestry industries and wood products industries: 030 Forestry…
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177-2021: Khapra beetle Phase 3 measures: New requirements for high-risk plant products imported via all commercial pathways

23 August 2021 Who does this notice affect? Importers of high-risk plant products and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping…
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Drought engagement

The Australian Government partners with state, territory and local governments, the farm and finance sectors, charities and other not-for-profit organisations to help farmers and rural communities get ready for drought. We share information about and seek feedback on drought-related policy and…
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Australia's State of the Forests Report

The state of Australia’s forests is reported across 44 indicators of sustainable forest management. These indicators and associated content are published as components of Australia’s State of the Forests Report, presenting comprehensive information on all of Australia's forests, including…
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Responses to Stop the Trawler Alliance campaign - 2 March 2016

2 March 2016​​​ Ms Rebecca Hubbard   Stop the Trawler Alliance​ Dear Ms HubbardI am writing in response to the most recent Stop the Trawler Alliance email campaign seeking a permanent ban on the…
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MPSC Communiqué - January - October 2017

Publication details Marine Pest Sectoral Committee, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, October 2017 Download Document Pages File size Marine Pest Sectoral Committee Communique January - October 2017 PDF 5 791 KB If you have difficulty…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee Inquiry Report: Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the PGPA (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, December 2017 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee inquiry report: Operation, effectiveness, and consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (…
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