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The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has issued an infringement notice to a company for breaching the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989.
The Victorian company was…
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
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Community members, First Nations peoples, farmers, fishers, business owners and other interested people are invited to attend an online Q&A session about…
Specimens of some of the world’s most high-risk plant pests from around the globe will be added to Australia’s plant reference collections to boost diagnostic material available to combat biosecurity hazards.
Head…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and DT Global will grow agricultural trade between Pacific Island countries and Australia, through improved food…
Registrations are now open for the 2021 National Biosecurity Forum being held virtually on 10-11 November.
Head of Biosecurity, Andrew Tongue said this year’s forum would focus on the future, including the…
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
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The wet conditions in the Murray valley have resulted in higher river flows for the first time in several years, benefiting both wetlands and rivers. The…
Zoos wishing to import live bovid animals or their semen into Australia have received a greenlight following a department review, provided they meet strict new biosecurity measures preventing 22 significant…
Grants totalling $5.3 million are now available for projects that protect Australia’s rich tapestry of cultural, natural and historic heritage sites.
Read more: Australian Heritage Grants
Public consultation on the 2021 update of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) opens today.
The Department is inviting livestock exporters, animal welfare groups, producer groups and…