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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 29 January 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to the north and east of Australia:Some rainfall was recorded across northern cropping regions, but falls were highly variable, with between 10–50 millimetres…
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This indicator measures the level of direct and indirect employment in the forest sector. Employment is an important measure of the contribution of forests to viable communities and the national economy.This is the Key information for Indicator 6.5a, published July 2024.Key pointsTotal national…
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From 1 July 2016, a primary producer affected by drought can withdraw their FMDs before 12 months without losing their taxation benefits, if they:made their FMD in the previous financial year, andclaimed a deduction for the FMD in the previous financial year’s tax return, andhave held their FMD for…
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The Future Drought Fund (FDF) is the key investment by the Australian Government to build drought resilience in Australia’s agriculture sector, the agricultural landscape, and communities. The FDF Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework, outlines the rationale, scope and…
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The definition of forest used by
Australia's National Forest Inventory is:
An area, incorporating all living and non-living components, that is dominated by trees having usually a single stem and a mature or…
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Under international law, foreign governments are entitled to invoke sovereign immunity on state-owned or operated vessels arriving into Australian territory. Whenever the claim of sovereign…
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Authors: Joey Crowley-Shaw, Fred Litchfield & Tom Jackson
There is significant demand for high quality agricultural workforce data in Australia. This data is used by governments, industry bodies, research organisations and the farming community to measure and understand trends in labour…
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Department of the Environment and Energy, 2017
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On 16 February 2017, the Senate referred the following matter to the…
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Environmental pest not found in Australia.About zebra musselZebra mussel is a small freshwater mussel that has spread from its native range in eastern Europe to North America and parts of western Europe. The pest can spread in large numbers in freshwater lakes and ecosystems.Once established in a…
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All commercial vessels must use MARS for vessel pre-arrival reporting.Commercial vessel types that must use MARS to report noting that some vessels having additional requirements to be met:Australian vesselsCruiseHeavy liftRo-Ros (Roll On Roll Off)BargesFishingLivestockSuperyachts - charteredBreak…
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