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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, June 2015In June 2015, a total of n=27 focus groups were conducted across Australia and an online survey was completed by n=1722 community members,…
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Increased biosecurity measures are in place for importing uncooked prawns and prawn products for human consumption in order to facilitate the safe trade of prawns while meeting Australia’s appropriate level of protection (ALOP). These measures will remain in place while the department undertakes a…
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On 22 January 2019, the Australian Government established an independent expert panel to respond to fish deaths. The fish deaths occurred in December 2018 to January 2019 in the lower Darling River. Professor Robert Vertessy of the University of Melbourne led the panel's response. On…
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As part of its work in identifying themes and sub-themes of outstanding universal value (Step A) and possible places that might best express them (Step B), the Expert Panel's discussion often touched on…
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This series of visualisations is based on the most recent agricultural census data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for 2015-16. The visualisations are designed to showcase the Agricultural…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
During the week ending 23 June 2021, a blocking high pressure system restricted rainfall across most of Australia for much of the week. A low-pressure system off the southern coast and associated cold fronts brought some…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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During the week ending 21 April 2021, blocking high pressure systems resulted in little rainfall being recorded across much of Australia. However, low pressure troughs generated moderate rainfall across parts of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
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For the week ending 18 October 2023, a cold front and trough brought showers to southeastern parts of the country. A high-pressure system kept the remainder of the country dry.
Across cropping regions, rainfall totals of up…
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This product contains the latest Total Factor Productivity (TFP) estimates for Australian broadacre and dairy farms. These estimates are produced using ABARES farm survey data from 1977-78 to 2023-24. The data is presented by industry, state and region.Productivity is an important measure of…
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The National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) was established as an Australian Government initiative in 2018. NIFPI intended to advance research and innovation in the forest and wood products industries addressing issues proposed by industry.Regional NIFPI centres were…
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