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Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Regulatory Reform
Introduction
The registration of agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (collectively known as agvet chemicals) in Australia is managed by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The APVMA is a statutory…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 22 October 2025, cold fronts and low-pressure troughs brought rainfall to parts of northern, eastern and southern Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across winter cropping regions, while parts of Queensland,…
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The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) is an inter-governmental organisation committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of non-highly migratory fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean.SPRFMOs objective is, through the application of the…
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Mice and diseaseMice can carry diseases such as leptospirosis. When handling baits, dead mice or items contaminated by mice, wear gloves and protective clothing. Always wash your hands with soap and water, especially before handling food or drinks, or smoking.Watch our video featuring Australia’s…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 10 December 2025, rainfall was recorded across northern, eastern, and isolated southern regions of Australia, while central and western areas remained comparably dry.Across cropping regions, little to no rainfall…
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Wood Rules changesChanges have been made to the Export Control (Wood and Woodchips Rules) 2021 and exporters will need to consider the new requirements. For more information, please read the Fit and Proper Persons requirements and wood export licence requirements below. An information sheet is also…
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5 May 2020
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) certification requirements for the export of citrus to the USA in 2020.
Summary of changes and key points
ITCT must start in Australia and finish prior to arrival in the USA.…
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Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, LY Cao and James Fell
Summary
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, so will the impacts on Australia’s agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. Initially the impact was due to slowing demand in China, however the subsequent global spread of the virus…
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Publication date: 03 December 2020.
This ABARES technical report presents a schema to allow for separate reporting of each of Indigenous ownership of land or forest, Indigenous management or co-management of land or forest, and land or forest over which Indigenous peoples and communities have…
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In 2019 the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and its partners marked 30 years of continuous operations under the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS). The NAQS initiative commenced in July 1989, initially as a 3-year trial focussed on early detection of incursions of…
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