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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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12-13 August 2025The Environment and Invasives Committee (EIC) held its meeting on 12–13 August 2025 in Perth, Western Australia. The first day of the meeting was dedicated planning workshop to align the EIC workplan with national biosecurity priorities.EIC endorsed governance arrangements to…
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The Future Drought Fund (FDF) aims to improve drought and climate resilience. This includes economic, social and environmental resilience of Australian agriculture, communities and landscapes.Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) helps us understand how the FDF and its programs are achieving…
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Human dimensions research is part of ABARES’ applied social research and analysis. Reports have been prepared for the Department of Agriculture, other government agencies, research and development corporations, and industry bodies.
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Trends in the Australian Agricultural Workforce…
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Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO), Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, is the primary representative of, and an advisor to, the Australian Government on all matters relating to Australia’s plant health status and its supporting systems.
As head of…
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Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Inquiry: Responses to, and lessons learnt from, the January and February 2016 bushfires in remote Tasmanian Wilderness (PDF - 120.82 KB)
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Project UpdatesIndonesia-Australia Commercial Cattle Breeding ProgrammeIn December 2016, the Indonesia Australia Commercial Cattle Breeding (IACCB) programme successfully imported…
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8 October 2015
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To advise industry and Authorised Officers (AOs) of new instructional material for the issuance of export certification that is now accessible on the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources website. The instructional material will provide national consistency and…
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Australia has joined the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28.
More than 130 world leaders signed up to the landmark agriculture, food and climate action declaration, committing to…
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