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National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Department of Health, June 2015 Antimicrobial medicines are a precious resource used every day all over the world to effectively treat infections in…
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Horticulture links

​[expand all] Biosecurity Plant Health Australia Horticulture reports Australian strawberries reputation recovery plan In September 2018, the then Prime Minister and the then Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, announced a support package for the Australian strawberry industry to…
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Invasive Plants and Animals Committee meeting 6

​​1 August 2016 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 1 August 2016. Key issues discussed by the committee are summarised below.Established Pest Animals of National Significance IPAC…
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Environment and Invasives Committee communique’ - meeting 13

20 and 21 February 2024The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) met on 20 and 21 February 2024 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.Non-indigenous vertebrate risk assessmentsThe Committee endorsed five national non-indigenous vertebrate risk assessments, and the 17 associated threat…
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Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic

Summary The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under…
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A first for Australia: National Statement on Animal Welfare

All Australian, state and territory Agriculture Ministers have endorsed Australia’s first National Statement on Animal Welfare.Acknowledging the role of animal welfare practices and standards informed by science and evidence, the nationally agreed statement sets a vision that describes the…
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Invasive Plants and Animals Committee meeting 7

​​15 November 2016 The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 15 November 2016. Key issues discussed by the committee are summarised below.MERI Framework for the Agricultural…
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2017-55 - National Forest Policy – Export licences for exporting unprocessed wood

1 May 2018PurposeThe purpose of this Industry Advice Notice is to inform wood exporters, brokers and departmental officers of the requirement to obtain an export licence from the Australian Government…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, July 2021 Download Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills [PDF 197 KB] Online…
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Invasive Plants and Animals Committee meeting 4

​26 November 2015The Invasive Plants and Animals Committee (IPAC) met on 26 November 2015 and considered the following issues:Exotic Weeds Incursion Agreement The committee noted the update from the…
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