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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 20 November 2024, low-pressure systems and troughs brought scattered rainfall to much of Australia.Many northern cropping regions recorded significant rainfall. Totals of 10 to 50 millimetres were recorded across…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 December 2024, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to much of northern and eastern Australia.Many cropping regions across eastern Australia recorded significant rainfall. Totals of between 10 to 100 millimetres…
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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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The department considers cruise vessels to be a high biosecurity risk due to a number of factors, including:the large number of crew and passengers on board increases the risk of spreading human diseases of biosecurity concernpassengers disembarking with souvenirs from overseas countries which may…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia:Excessive rainfall has led to widespread flooding across parts of North and Far North Queensland. Reports indicated that…
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We have a commitment to ensure exporters deliver acceptable animal welfare outcomes.We investigate all alleged non-compliance with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS).We take all allegations seriously.Where necessary, the department acts immediately to address animal welfare issues.…
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Australia has recently reformed its illegal logging laws. The reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (Act) and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 (Rules) are now in effect.Please visit our illegal logging page for information on the changes and links to guidance material.DownloadIllegal…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 March 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia.Rainfall totals were low in all cropping regions, with between 0-5 millimetres in Queensland, New South Wales and Western…
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Fresh cut flowers and foliage have been imported into Australia on a commercial basis for about 50 years. With this trade comes the potential to introduce unwanted pests and diseases into Australia.In 2017, we conducted a review of import conditions for fresh cut flowers and foliage following an…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 19 March 2025 monsoon lows and low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and south of Australia.Rainfall totals were low in eastern cropping regions, with between 0-5 millimetres in Queensland, New South…
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