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Northern Australia is considered one of the ‘frontlines’ from a biosecurity perspective. There have been numerous plant pest/disease detections over the last 10 years in northern Australia, many of them significant in terms of costs (financial and social) to industry, the environment, and the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 2 April 2025 monsoon lows and low-pressure systems brought intense rainfall to the north and east of Australia.High rainfall continued in much of northern and central Australia, including Queensland (10 - 400…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesFor the week ending 4 October 2023, a low-pressure system brought heavy rainfall and damaging winds to much of Victoria, south-western New South Wales and parts of eastern South Australia. Cold fronts brought showers to southwest…
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Department of Agriculture, 2019
The datasets below outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2018-19 financial year, under the National Residue Survey.
Tables in each document give details of the:
chemicals that were screened
testing methodology
analytical findings from…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2018 The animal residue testing datasets 2017-18 outline testing that was carried out on animal products in the 2017-18 financial year, under the…
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Sea containers and breakbulk cargo from countries and ports identified as having high levels of contamination, or high-risk pests, are considered to be high-risk pathways.We refer to these as Country Action List (CAL) locations.Sea containers and break-bulk cargo that originate or arrive from these…
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Import ProceduresHow do I know if I need an import permit?Check the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON). This database lists the Biosecurity conditions under which various commodities may be imported into Australia. If an import permit is required, or if any other specific conditions…
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Authors: Mihir Gupta, Neal Hughes, Linden Whittle and Tim Westwood.
Summary
This report presents recent economic modelling undertaken by ABARES to support the Independent Assessment of Social and Economic Conditions in the Basin. In particular, this report presents a series of forward looking…
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Many insects belonging to the order the Orthoptera can be readily identified
by their large back legs which enable them to hop or jump.Locusts are…
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Imported plant research material can introduce foreign plant pests and diseases that could be harmful to Australia’s environment, agriculture and economy. To protect against this risk, strict biosecurity measures are in place for importing live plants, including research material. An import…
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