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This criterion aims to cover the range of agents and processes that affect the health and vitality of native forests and commercial plantations, including the scale and impact of vertebrate and invertebrate pests, pathogens and weeds, environmental factors such as drought and extreme weather events…
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The following forest facts are drawn from the indicators updated in 2023 and 2024 for Australia’s State of the Forests Report and Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 for indicators still to be updated. These forest facts will be further updated as indicators are progressively updated.…
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Henry of Harcourt Cidermakers
The Apple Bites Back
219 Reservoir Road
Harcourt, VIC. 3453
Phone (03) 5474 2177
Fax (03) 5474 3018
email-ddhemy@bigpond.net.au
Office of the Chief Executive
Biosecurity Australia
GPO Box 858
CanbelTa ACT 2601
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Submission - Apple Imports.
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Author: Linden Whittle
The remains of a forest in Australia's Blue Mountains after the 2020 bushfires.
Introduction
For the Australian forest and wood processing sectors, 2019–20 has been a tumultuous year. Beginning in September 2019, bushfires burnt across eastern and southern Australia,…
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Import Risk Analysis Appeals Panel
Secretariat
Apples from New Zealand IRA - Appeal
Findings
Introduction
The Import Risk Analysis Appeal Panel (IRAAP) was convened in accordance with the Import Risk Analysis Handbook 2003 (the Handbook) published by the Australian Government Department of…
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22 March 2016Who does this notice affect?This notice is for those who will be operating under the new Biosecurity Act and are interested in what is changing and how it will be applied.What has changed?…
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17 November 2017Who does this notice affect?Biosecurity Act 2015 stakeholders.What has changed?The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, has commenced consultation on an exposure draft of the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017 (the…
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Horticulture is Australia’s third-largest agricultural industry. It includes fruit, vegetables, nuts, flowers, turf and nursery products.Pests that damage horticultural crops include species of:bacteriavirusesfungiinsectsnematodes.The National Action Plan for Pests of Horticultural Crops is…
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