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20 January 2025Who does this notice affect?Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity clearance of sea freight containers imported into Australia that are destined for unpack in a rural location. This includes customs brokers, importers, and Biosecurity Industry Participants (BIPs) that hold…
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Farm business support – $20,000 instant asset write-offAs part of the 2024–25 Budget, the Australian Government announced it will extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by a further 12 months until 30 June 2025.This measure is not yet law.Primary producers affected by drought or natural…
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International Day of Rural Women is a reminder of the vital work rural women have always done – and the changing way they’re contributing to agriculture now.As a prime example, Nuffield drought resilience scholar Caitlin Herbert is using her background on her family’s farm to examine the ways…
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Imported food intended for sale is inspected and tested under our Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).Most food imported for sale from New Zealand isn't referred for inspection or testing. New Zealand and Australia have joint food standards allowing food to be imported between the countries…
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Authors: Neal Hughes and Peter Gooday
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Introduction
In recent decades, Australia has seen a shift towards higher temperatures and lower winter rainfall, which has had significant effects on many farmers. Despite these trends there remains much uncertainty over the…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 10 October 2023, a trough brought heavy rainfall, up to 100 millimetres, and damaging winds to southeastern Australia earlier in the week. Cold fronts brought showers to western Tasmania. A high-pressure…
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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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8 April 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.
What has changed?
The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:
Add Pacific Marine Base as a biosecurity entry point (BEP) for…
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We publish a list of documents we have released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We publish these documents within 10 business days of release to the FOI applicant.
All information included in this log is available…
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