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Crop

Latest data on crop loss and waste reflects Australian resilience and innovation

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Australian food producers are finding innovative new ways to limit losses and create alternative uses for waste, as evidenced in a new report titled…
Hitchhiker pests

One Eyed Wand-er: Cyclops Wand Detector Trialled on Hitchhiker Pests

  • Newsletter
  • Biosecurity
The Department have tested detector technology to identify biosecurity risk material and hitchhiker pests.
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New recipients of traceability grants announced

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Eleven new projects will share $4 million of funding in round 3 of the Australian Government's Traceability Grants Program.
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Funding a safer agvet chemical future

  • Media release
  • Animals
Australian Government funding of $2 million will improve farmer access to priority uses of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals to safely…
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Australia to Chair World Wine Trade Group

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Australia has assumed the role of Chair of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG), a group that brings together government and industry representatives to…
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$3.9 million awarded under the National Agricultural Traceability Grants Program

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
A national program designed to build trust in Australian agricultural exports to Southeast Asia has awarded 11 new grants totalling $3.9 million to…
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Raising awareness for drought resilience projects

  • Media release
  • Drought
Australia knows how devastating droughts can be for its agriculture sector. 
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Mastering Applied Epidemiology: Bridging animal and human health

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
The Department is currently hosting a Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) Scholar from the Australian National University, Michaela…
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Chief Vet Office attend 91st World Organisation for Animal Health General Session

  • Newsletter
  • Animals
As Australia’s delegate, Dr Beth Cookson led the first General Session of the 91st World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) held in Paris between…
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Creating agricultural career prospects through AgCAREERSTART pilot program

  • Media release
  • Agriculture
Young Aussies seeking careers in the agriculture industry will reap the benefits of the AgCAREERSTART pilot program.
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Favourable winter supports ag industry

  • Media release
  • ABARES
Production in Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors remains on track to be the third highest on record in 2024-25, supported by an…
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease case numbers stabilised in Indonesia

  • Media release
  • Diseases
The incidence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Indonesia has stabilised with reported cases falling from over 12,000 per day in mid-2022 during the…
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Detector Gadget: Blue Skies Ahead for eDNA Sampler Drones

  • Newsletter
  • Detection
The Department’s Innovation Pilots team has successfully used drones to collect environmental DNA (eDNA) samples from a waterway in Canberra.
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Sharing cultural knowledge to protect marine environments

  • Media release
  • Fisheries
More than 50 Indigenous rangers from 20 different Indigenous Ranger groups joined forces in an event supported by Parks Australia and the Department…