Main site content
A coordinated national approach to Agriculture and Climate Change
National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture
On 13 July 2023, agriculture ministers jointly endorsed the National Statement on Climate Change and Agriculture. The national statement demonstrates agriculture ministers’ strong commitment to work in partnership with the agriculture sector to ensure it achieves its full potential as a world-leading, climate-smart producer and exporter of food and fibre.
Emissions Reduction and the agricultural sector
Emissions reduction in the agricultural sector is a win-win for land managers. There are a number of financial opportunities for the sector that also provide environmental benefits while improving productivity and increasing resilience to a changing climate.
95-2018 - Addition of Madagascar and Saudi Arabia to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products
14 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.
94-2018 - Revised advice for aircraft operators about assistance dogs
14 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
All aircraft operators that may carry passengers accompanied by assistance dogs into Australia.
What has changed?
This advice supersedes the notice 77-2016 Advice for aircraft operators about assistance dogs.
93-2018 - COLS services impacted from 23:00 Friday 17th August to 02:00 Saturday 18th August 2018 (AEST)
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
*Cancelled* 92-2018 - BICON Scheduled Outage from 22:40 Saturday 18th August to 05:30 Sunday 19th August 2018 (AEST)
13 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
Information
91-2018 - COLS and PEBS unavailable from 01:00 to 06:00 Wednesday 15th August 2018 (AEST)
13 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
90-2018 - Planned maintenance of department’s website from 21:00 to 23:00 Tuesday 14th August 2018 (AEST)
10 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to access the department’s website (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/) during this planned outage period.
89-2018 - Final measures for the 2018-19 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season
8 August 2018
Who does this notice affect?
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require increased intervention during the BMSB risk season (shipped between 1 September 2018 and 30 April 2019 inclusive).