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- Statement
- Diseases
09 May 2022
The department has been advised of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia.
- Media release
- Imports
21 April 2022
New import conditions will help protect Australia against khapra beetle, a highly invasive pest that poses a major threat to Australia’s grains…
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- Fisheries
20 April 2022
The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until COB 26 May 2022.
- Media release
- Legislation
08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.
- Media release
- Health
08 April 2022
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and the Pacific Community (SPC) Land Resources Division (LRD) have signed…
- Media release
- CEWO
07 April 2022
Next time you lay your head on your pillow, spare a thought for the team of scientists from Charles Sturt University who monitor the Murrumbidgee for…
- Media release
- ABARES
07 April 2022
Water allocation prices in the southern Murray–Darling Basin are likely to remain low for a third consecutive year, according to the latest ABARES…
- Media release
- Live animal exports
05 April 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is reviewing sheep exports by sea to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
05 April 2022
Australia’s biosecurity detector dog program is celebrating 30 years of dedication and detection on Australia’s biosecurity frontline.
- Media release
- ABARES
01 April 2022
Two reports released by ABARES highlight the strong export performance of two key agricultural commodities to the Association of Southeast Asian…
- Media release
- Biosecurity
31 March 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has signed an agreement with Charles Sturt University (CSU) to deliver a new Biosecurity…
- News
- Waste
31 March 2022
Under the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Product Stewardship – Television and Computers) Rules 2021, approved co-regulatory arrangements are required…
- News
- Heritage
25 March 2022
Norfolk Island’s Cascade Reserve has been added to Australia’s Commonwealth Heritage List, following its gazettal on March 21, 2022.
- Media release
- CEWO
23 March 2022
During a recent tour of Toowoomba, Goondiwindi, Dirranbandi, St George and dams within the Northern Murray-Darling Basin, the Commonwealth…